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#985EEB

#985eeb ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985eeb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 36.86% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.32% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 264.68°, with 77.9% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2068

Complementary

  1. #985eeb
  2. #b1eb5e

Split complementary

  1. #985eeb
  2. #ebde5e
  3. #6beb5e

Analogous

  1. #5e6beb
  2. #985eeb
  3. #de5eeb

Triadic

  1. #985eeb
  2. #eb985e
  3. #5eeb98

Tetradic

  1. #985eeb
  2. #eb5eb1
  3. #b1eb5e
  4. #5eeb98

Square

  1. #985eeb
  2. #eb5e6b
  3. #b1eb5e
  4. #5eebde

Monochromatic

  1. #4c139d
  2. #6d1ce1
  3. #985eeb
  4. #c4a2f3
  5. #efe6fc

Shades

#985eeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985eeb
  2. #8955d4
  3. #7a4bbc
  4. #6a42a5
  5. #5b388d
  6. #4c2f76
  7. #3d265e
  8. #2e1c47
  9. #1e132f
  10. #0f0918
  11. #000000

Tints

#985eeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985eeb
  2. #a26eed
  3. #ad7eef
  4. #b78ef1
  5. #c19ef3
  6. #ccaff5
  7. #d6bff7
  8. #e0cff9
  9. #eadffb
  10. #f5effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985eeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985eeb
  2. #9661e0
  3. #9365d6
  4. #9168cb
  5. #8e6cc0
  6. #8c6fb6
  7. #8a72ab
  8. #8776a0
  9. #857995
  10. #827d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8972b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #297ce8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #867c9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6272ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6871e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d71c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985eeb {
  color: #985eeb;
}
Background
.bg-985eeb {
  background-color: #985eeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985eeb {
  border: 2px solid #985eeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985eeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 94 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 78% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985eeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985eeb, #de5eeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985eeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 94 235 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.29 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.34 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.21 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.46 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.76 #67a114 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#985eeb  rgb(152, 94, 235)  hsl(265, 78%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#b1eb5e  rgb(177, 235, 94)  hsl(85, 78%, 65%)  Inchworm
#eb985e  rgb(235, 152, 94)  hsl(25, 78%, 65%)  Persian Orange
#5eeb98  rgb(94, 235, 152)  hsl(145, 78%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green