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#985BD7

#985bd7 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#985bd7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.3% cyan, 57.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 269.52°, with 60.78% saturation and 60% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1906

Complementary

  1. #985bd7
  2. #9ad75b

Split complementary

  1. #985bd7
  2. #d7d65b
  3. #5cd75b

Analogous

  1. #5b5cd7
  2. #985bd7
  3. #d65bd7

Triadic

  1. #985bd7
  2. #d7985b
  3. #5bd798

Tetradic

  1. #985bd7
  2. #d75b9a
  3. #9ad75b
  4. #5bd798

Square

  1. #985bd7
  2. #d75b5c
  3. #9ad75b
  4. #5bd7d6

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1e7b
  2. #722db8
  3. #985bd7
  4. #bf99e6
  5. #e5d6f5

Shades

#985bd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985bd7
  2. #8952c2
  3. #7a49ac
  4. #6a4097
  5. #5b3781
  6. #4c2e6c
  7. #3d2456
  8. #2e1b41
  9. #1e122b
  10. #0f0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#985bd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985bd7
  2. #a26bdb
  3. #ad7cdf
  4. #b78ce3
  5. #c19de7
  6. #ccadeb
  7. #d6bdef
  8. #e0cef3
  9. #eadef7
  10. #f5effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985bd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985bd7
  2. #965fce
  3. #9362c6
  4. #9166bd
  5. #8e6ab4
  6. #8c6eac
  7. #8a71a3
  8. #87759a
  9. #857991
  10. #827c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #866ea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2577db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f79d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d7490 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676dd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6ed5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #916bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985bd7 {
  color: #985bd7;
}
Background
.bg-985bd7 {
  background-color: #985bd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985bd7 {
  border: 2px solid #985bd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985bd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 91 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 61% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985bd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985bd7, #d65bd7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985bd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 91 215 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.55 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.79 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.84 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.72 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.96 #67a428 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985bd7  rgb(152, 91, 215)  hsl(270, 61%, 60%)  Amethyst
#9ad75b  rgb(154, 215, 91)  hsl(90, 61%, 60%)  Yellow Green
#d7985b  rgb(215, 152, 91)  hsl(30, 61%, 60%)  Persian Orange
#5bd798  rgb(91, 215, 152)  hsl(150, 61%, 60%)  Emerald