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#985BEB

#985beb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985beb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.32% cyan, 61.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 265.42°, with 78.26% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2016

Complementary

  1. #985beb
  2. #aeeb5b

Split complementary

  1. #985beb
  2. #ebe05b
  3. #66eb5b

Analogous

  1. #5b66eb
  2. #985beb
  3. #e05beb

Triadic

  1. #985beb
  2. #eb985b
  3. #5beb98

Tetradic

  1. #985beb
  2. #eb5bae
  3. #aeeb5b
  4. #5beb98

Square

  1. #985beb
  2. #eb5b66
  3. #aeeb5b
  4. #5bebe0

Monochromatic

  1. #4c139a
  2. #6e1bde
  3. #985beb
  4. #c39ff3
  5. #eee3fc

Shades

#985beb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985beb
  2. #8952d4
  3. #7a49bc
  4. #6a40a5
  5. #5b378d
  6. #4c2e76
  7. #3d245e
  8. #2e1b47
  9. #1e122f
  10. #0f0918
  11. #000000

Tints

#985beb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985beb
  2. #a26bed
  3. #ad7cef
  4. #b78cf1
  5. #c19df3
  6. #ccadf5
  7. #d6bdf7
  8. #e0cef9
  9. #eadefb
  10. #f5effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985beb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985beb
  2. #965fe0
  3. #9362d6
  4. #9166cb
  5. #8e6ac0
  6. #8c6eb6
  7. #8a71ab
  8. #8775a0
  9. #857995
  10. #827c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8870b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #227be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #867a9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6070ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d6fc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985beb {
  color: #985beb;
}
Background
.bg-985beb {
  background-color: #985beb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985beb {
  border: 2px solid #985beb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985beb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 91 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 78% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985beb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985beb, #e05beb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985beb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 91 235 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.61 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.94 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.12 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.16 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.07 #67a414 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985beb  rgb(152, 91, 235)  hsl(265, 78%, 64%)  Amethyst
#aeeb5b  rgb(174, 235, 91)  hsl(85, 78%, 64%)  Inchworm
#eb985b  rgb(235, 152, 91)  hsl(25, 78%, 64%)  Persian Orange
#5beb98  rgb(91, 235, 152)  hsl(145, 78%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green