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#985AE8

#985ae8 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985ae8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 35.29% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.48% cyan, 61.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 266.2°, with 75.53% saturation and 63.14% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1981

Complementary

  1. #985ae8
  2. #aae85a

Split complementary

  1. #985ae8
  2. #e8df5a
  3. #63e85a

Analogous

  1. #5a63e8
  2. #985ae8
  3. #df5ae8

Triadic

  1. #985ae8
  2. #e8985a
  3. #5ae898

Tetradic

  1. #985ae8
  2. #e85aaa
  3. #aae85a
  4. #5ae898

Square

  1. #985ae8
  2. #e85a63
  3. #aae85a
  4. #5ae8df

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1594
  2. #6f1ed7
  3. #985ae8
  4. #c29df1
  5. #ece0fb

Shades

#985ae8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985ae8
  2. #8951d1
  3. #7a48ba
  4. #6a3fa2
  5. #5b368b
  6. #4c2d74
  7. #3d245d
  8. #2e1b46
  9. #1e122e
  10. #0f0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#985ae8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985ae8
  2. #a26bea
  3. #ad7bed
  4. #b78cef
  5. #c19cf1
  6. #ccadf4
  7. #d6bdf6
  8. #e0cef8
  9. #eadefa
  10. #f5effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985ae8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985ae8
  2. #965ede
  3. #9362d3
  4. #9165c9
  5. #8e69be
  6. #8c6db4
  7. #8a71aa
  8. #87759f
  9. #857895
  10. #827c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #886fb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #267ae5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #877999 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #616feb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686fe6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e6ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985ae8 {
  color: #985ae8;
}
Background
.bg-985ae8 {
  background-color: #985ae8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985ae8 {
  border: 2px solid #985ae8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985ae8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 90 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 76% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985ae8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985ae8, #df5ae8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985ae8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 90 232 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.39 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.08 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.88 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.01 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.59 #67a517 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985ae8  rgb(152, 90, 232)  hsl(266, 76%, 63%)  Amethyst
#aae85a  rgb(170, 232, 90)  hsl(86, 76%, 63%)  Inchworm
#e8985a  rgb(232, 152, 90)  hsl(26, 76%, 63%)  Persian Orange
#5ae898  rgb(90, 232, 152)  hsl(146, 76%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green