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#986DFD

#986dfd ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#986dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.92% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 257.92°, with 97.3% saturation and 70.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.247

Complementary

  1. #986dfd
  2. #d2fd6d

Split complementary

  1. #986dfd
  2. #fde06d
  3. #8afd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d8afd
  2. #986dfd
  3. #e06dfd

Triadic

  1. #986dfd
  2. #fd986d
  3. #6dfd98

Tetradic

  1. #986dfd
  2. #fd6dd2
  3. #d2fd6d
  4. #6dfd98

Square

  1. #986dfd
  2. #fd6d8a
  3. #d2fd6d
  4. #6dfde0

Monochromatic

  1. #4003ce
  2. #6322fc
  3. #986dfd
  4. #cdb8fe
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#986dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #986dfd
  2. #8962e4
  3. #7a57ca
  4. #6a4cb1
  5. #5b4198
  6. #4c377f
  7. #3d2c65
  8. #2e214c
  9. #1e1633
  10. #0f0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#986dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #986dfd
  2. #a27cfd
  3. #ad8afd
  4. #b799fe
  5. #c1a7fe
  6. #ccb6fe
  7. #d6c5fe
  8. #e0d3fe
  9. #eae2ff
  10. #f5f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#986dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #986dfd
  2. #966ff1
  3. #9371e4
  4. #9173d8
  5. #8e75cb
  6. #8c77bf
  7. #8a78b2
  8. #877aa6
  9. #857c99
  10. #827e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f7ec2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #158aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a86fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e8cab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #657fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #687dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8981d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-986dfd {
  color: #986dfd;
}
Background
.bg-986dfd {
  background-color: #986dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-986dfd {
  border: 2px solid #986dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #986dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-986dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #986dfd, #e06dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-986dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.98 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.94 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.14 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.11 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 12.79 #679202 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#986dfd  rgb(152, 109, 253)  hsl(258, 97%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#d2fd6d  rgb(210, 253, 109)  hsl(78, 97%, 71%)  Inchworm
#fd986d  rgb(253, 152, 109)  hsl(18, 97%, 71%)  Light Salmon
#6dfd98  rgb(109, 253, 152)  hsl(138, 97%, 71%)  Mint Green