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#8985CF

#8985cf ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8985cf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 52.16% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.82% cyan, 35.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 243.24°, with 43.53% saturation and 66.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 7.9.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.266

Complementary

  1. #8985cf
  2. #cbcf85

Split complementary

  1. #8985cf
  2. #cfae85
  3. #a6cf85

Analogous

  1. #85a6cf
  2. #8985cf
  3. #ae85cf

Triadic

  1. #8985cf
  2. #cf8985
  3. #85cf89

Tetradic

  1. #8985cf
  2. #cf85cb
  3. #cbcf85
  4. #85cf89

Square

  1. #8985cf
  2. #cf85a6
  3. #cbcf85
  4. #85cfae

Monochromatic

  1. #393586
  2. #544eb9
  3. #8985cf
  4. #bebce5
  5. #f1f0f9

Shades

#8985cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8985cf
  2. #7b78ba
  3. #6e6aa6
  4. #605d91
  5. #52507c
  6. #454368
  7. #373553
  8. #29283e
  9. #1b1b29
  10. #0e0d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#8985cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8985cf
  2. #9591d4
  3. #a19dd9
  4. #acaadd
  5. #b8b6e2
  6. #c4c2e7
  7. #d0ceec
  8. #dcdaf1
  9. #e7e7f5
  10. #f3f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8985cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8985cf
  2. #8885c7
  3. #8784bf
  4. #8684b7
  5. #8583af
  6. #8583a8
  7. #8482a0
  8. #838298
  9. #828190
  10. #818188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b8aab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e8fd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8bcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7793a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8bd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7989ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f8db5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8985cf {
  color: #8985cf;
}
Background
.bg-8985cf {
  background-color: #8985cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8985cf {
  border: 2px solid #8985cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8985cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 133 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 44% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8985cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8985cf, #ae85cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8985cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 133 207 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.90 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.01 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.54 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.57 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.67 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.10 #767a30 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8985cf  rgb(137, 133, 207)  hsl(243, 44%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#cbcf85  rgb(203, 207, 133)  hsl(63, 44%, 67%)  Dark Khaki
#cf8985  rgb(207, 137, 133)  hsl(3, 44%, 67%)  Old Rose
#85cf89  rgb(133, 207, 137)  hsl(123, 44%, 67%)  Pistachio