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#985BB9

#985bb9 ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#985bb9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 35.69% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.84% cyan, 50.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 278.94°, with 40.17% saturation and 54.12% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1766

Complementary

  1. #985bb9
  2. #7cb95b

Split complementary

  1. #985bb9
  2. #abb95b
  3. #5bb969

Analogous

  1. #695bb9
  2. #985bb9
  3. #b95bab

Triadic

  1. #985bb9
  2. #b9985b
  3. #5bb998

Tetradic

  1. #985bb9
  2. #b95b7c
  3. #7cb95b
  4. #5bb998

Square

  1. #985bb9
  2. #b9695b
  3. #7cb95b
  4. #5babb9

Monochromatic

  1. #452556
  2. #703c8c
  3. #985bb9
  4. #ba91d0
  5. #dbc6e7

Shades

#985bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985bb9
  2. #8952a7
  3. #7a4994
  4. #6a4082
  5. #5b376f
  6. #4c2e5d
  7. #3d244a
  8. #2e1b38
  9. #1e1225
  10. #0f0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#985bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985bb9
  2. #a26bc0
  3. #ad7cc7
  4. #b78cce
  5. #c19dd5
  6. #ccaddc
  7. #d6bde3
  8. #e0ceea
  9. #eadef1
  10. #f5eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985bb9
  2. #965fb3
  3. #9362ae
  4. #9166a8
  5. #8e6aa2
  6. #8c6e9d
  7. #8a7197
  8. #877591
  9. #85798b
  10. #827c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #846b95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4471bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5776b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #956a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7069bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #766cb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96649b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985bb9 {
  color: #985bb9;
}
Background
.bg-985bb9 {
  background-color: #985bb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-985bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #985bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 91 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 40% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985bb9, #b95bab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 91 185 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.90 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.93 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.43 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.04 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.34 #67a446 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#985bb9  rgb(152, 91, 185)  hsl(279, 40%, 54%)  Purpureus
#7cb95b  rgb(124, 185, 91)  hsl(99, 40%, 54%)  Mantis
#b9985b  rgb(185, 152, 91)  hsl(39, 40%, 54%)  Camel
#5bb998  rgb(91, 185, 152)  hsl(159, 40%, 54%)  Mint