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#985AAF

#985aaf ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#985aaf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.14% cyan, 48.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.76°, with 34.69% saturation and 51.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1708

Complementary

  1. #985aaf
  2. #71af5a

Split complementary

  1. #985aaf
  2. #9caf5a
  3. #5aaf6d

Analogous

  1. #6d5aaf
  2. #985aaf
  3. #af5a9c

Triadic

  1. #985aaf
  2. #af985a
  3. #5aaf98

Tetradic

  1. #985aaf
  2. #af5a71
  3. #71af5a
  4. #5aaf98

Square

  1. #985aaf
  2. #af6d5a
  3. #71af5a
  4. #5a9caf

Monochromatic

  1. #41254b
  2. #6d3e7f
  3. #985aaf
  4. #b88ec8
  5. #d8c1e1

Shades

#985aaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985aaf
  2. #89519e
  3. #7a488c
  4. #6a3f7b
  5. #5b3669
  6. #4c2d58
  7. #3d2446
  8. #2e1b35
  9. #1e1223
  10. #0f0912
  11. #000000

Tints

#985aaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985aaf
  2. #a26bb7
  3. #ad7bbf
  4. #b78cc7
  5. #c19ccf
  6. #ccadd7
  7. #d6bddf
  8. #e0cee7
  9. #eadeef
  10. #f5eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985aaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985aaf
  2. #965eaa
  3. #9362a6
  4. #9165a1
  5. #8e699c
  6. #8c6d98
  7. #8a7193
  8. #87758e
  9. #857889
  10. #827c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #836a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a6fb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b75ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97667c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7167b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #786bae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #976293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985aaf {
  color: #985aaf;
}
Background
.bg-985aaf {
  background-color: #985aaf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-985aaf {
  border: 2px solid #985aaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985aaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 90 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 35% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985aaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985aaf, #af5a9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985aaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 90 175 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.12 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.86 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.51 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.74 #67a550 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#985aaf  rgb(152, 90, 175)  hsl(284, 35%, 52%)  Purpureus
#71af5a  rgb(113, 175, 90)  hsl(104, 35%, 52%)  Mantis
#af985a  rgb(175, 152, 90)  hsl(44, 35%, 52%)  Camel
#5aaf98  rgb(90, 175, 152)  hsl(164, 35%, 52%)  Jungle Green