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#985BEC

#985bec ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985bec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.59% cyan, 61.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 265.24°, with 79.23% saturation and 64.12% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2021

Complementary

  1. #985bec
  2. #afec5b

Split complementary

  1. #985bec
  2. #ece05b
  3. #67ec5b

Analogous

  1. #5b67ec
  2. #985bec
  3. #e05bec

Triadic

  1. #985bec
  2. #ec985b
  3. #5bec98

Tetradic

  1. #985bec
  2. #ec5baf
  3. #afec5b
  4. #5bec98

Square

  1. #985bec
  2. #ec5b67
  3. #afec5b
  4. #5bece0

Monochromatic

  1. #4c129c
  2. #6e1ae0
  3. #985bec
  4. #c3a0f4
  5. #eee4fc

Shades

#985bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985bec
  2. #8952d4
  3. #7a49bd
  4. #6a40a5
  5. #5b378e
  6. #4c2e76
  7. #3d245e
  8. #2e1b47
  9. #1e122f
  10. #0f0918
  11. #000000

Tints

#985bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985bec
  2. #a26bee
  3. #ad7cf0
  4. #b78cf2
  5. #c19df4
  6. #ccadf6
  7. #d6bdf7
  8. #e0cef9
  9. #eadefb
  10. #f5effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985bec
  2. #965fe1
  3. #9362d6
  4. #9166cc
  5. #8e6ac1
  6. #8c6eb6
  7. #8a71ab
  8. #8775a0
  9. #857996
  10. #827c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8870b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #207be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #857b9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6070ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6670ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d6fc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985bec {
  color: #985bec;
}
Background
.bg-985bec {
  background-color: #985bec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985bec {
  border: 2px solid #985bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 91 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 79% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985bec, #e05bec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 91 236 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.73 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.97 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.20 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.16 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.15 #67a413 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985bec  rgb(152, 91, 236)  hsl(265, 79%, 64%)  Amethyst
#afec5b  rgb(175, 236, 91)  hsl(85, 79%, 64%)  Inchworm
#ec985b  rgb(236, 152, 91)  hsl(25, 79%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#5bec98  rgb(91, 236, 152)  hsl(145, 79%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green