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#985BE2

#985be2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985be2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 35.69% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.74% cyan, 59.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 267.11°, with 69.95% saturation and 62.16% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1965

Complementary

  1. #985be2
  2. #a5e25b

Split complementary

  1. #985be2
  2. #e2dc5b
  3. #62e25b

Analogous

  1. #5b62e2
  2. #985be2
  3. #dc5be2

Triadic

  1. #985be2
  2. #e2985b
  3. #5be298

Tetradic

  1. #985be2
  2. #e25ba5
  3. #a5e25b
  4. #5be298

Square

  1. #985be2
  2. #e25b62
  3. #a5e25b
  4. #5be2dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4c198b
  2. #7024cc
  3. #985be2
  4. #c19ced
  5. #eaddf9

Shades

#985be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985be2
  2. #8952cb
  3. #7a49b5
  4. #6a409e
  5. #5b3788
  6. #4c2e71
  7. #3d245a
  8. #2e1b44
  9. #1e122d
  10. #0f0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#985be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985be2
  2. #a26be5
  3. #ad7ce8
  4. #b78ceb
  5. #c19dee
  6. #ccadf1
  7. #d6bdf3
  8. #e0cef6
  9. #eadef9
  10. #f5effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985be2
  2. #965fd8
  3. #9362ce
  4. #9166c5
  5. #8e6abb
  6. #8c6eb1
  7. #8a71a7
  8. #87759d
  9. #857994
  10. #827c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #876fae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #077ae6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #327adf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #897796 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #646fe5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6fe0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f6db9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985be2 {
  color: #985be2;
}
Background
.bg-985be2 {
  background-color: #985be2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985be2 {
  border: 2px solid #985be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 91 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 70% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985be2, #dc5be2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 91 226 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.60 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.77 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.84 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.45 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.37 #67a41d Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985be2  rgb(152, 91, 226)  hsl(267, 70%, 62%)  Amethyst
#a5e25b  rgb(165, 226, 91)  hsl(87, 70%, 62%)  Inchworm
#e2985b  rgb(226, 152, 91)  hsl(27, 70%, 62%)  Persian Orange
#5be298  rgb(91, 226, 152)  hsl(147, 70%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green