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#985AAA

#985aaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#985aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.59% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 286.5°, with 32% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1689

Complementary

  1. #985aaa
  2. #6caa5a

Split complementary

  1. #985aaa
  2. #94aa5a
  3. #5aaa70

Analogous

  1. #705aaa
  2. #985aaa
  3. #aa5a94

Triadic

  1. #985aaa
  2. #aa985a
  3. #5aaa98

Tetradic

  1. #985aaa
  2. #aa5a6c
  3. #6caa5a
  4. #5aaa98

Square

  1. #985aaa
  2. #aa705a
  3. #6caa5a
  4. #5a94aa

Monochromatic

  1. #3f2447
  2. #6c3e79
  3. #985aaa
  4. #b88cc4
  5. #d7bfde

Shades

#985aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985aaa
  2. #895199
  3. #7a4888
  4. #6a3f77
  5. #5b3666
  6. #4c2d55
  7. #3d2444
  8. #2e1b33
  9. #1e1222
  10. #0f0911
  11. #000000

Tints

#985aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985aaa
  2. #a26bb3
  3. #ad7bbb
  4. #b78cc4
  5. #c19ccc
  6. #ccadd5
  7. #d6bddd
  8. #e0cee6
  9. #eadeee
  10. #f5eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985aaa
  2. #965ea6
  3. #9362a2
  4. #91659d
  5. #8e6999
  6. #8c6d95
  7. #8a7191
  8. #87758d
  9. #857888
  10. #827c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83698c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c6ead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e74a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98657a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7267ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #986190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985aaa {
  color: #985aaa;
}
Background
.bg-985aaa {
  background-color: #985aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-985aaa {
  border: 2px solid #985aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 32% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985aaa, #aa5a94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.18 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.48 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.72 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.37 #67a555 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#985aaa  rgb(152, 90, 170)  hsl(287, 32%, 51%)  Purpureus
#6caa5a  rgb(108, 170, 90)  hsl(107, 32%, 51%)  Asparagus
#aa985a  rgb(170, 152, 90)  hsl(47, 32%, 51%)  Brass
#5aaa98  rgb(90, 170, 152)  hsl(167, 32%, 51%)  Persian Green