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#985BED

#985bed ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985bed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.86% cyan, 61.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 265.07°, with 80.22% saturation and 64.31% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2027

Complementary

  1. #985bed
  2. #b0ed5b

Split complementary

  1. #985bed
  2. #ede15b
  3. #67ed5b

Analogous

  1. #5b67ed
  2. #985bed
  3. #e15bed

Triadic

  1. #985bed
  2. #ed985b
  3. #5bed98

Tetradic

  1. #985bed
  2. #ed5bb0
  3. #b0ed5b
  4. #5bed98

Square

  1. #985bed
  2. #ed5b67
  3. #b0ed5b
  4. #5bede1

Monochromatic

  1. #4c119e
  2. #6d19e3
  3. #985bed
  4. #c3a0f5
  5. #efe5fc

Shades

#985bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985bed
  2. #8952d5
  3. #7a49be
  4. #6a40a6
  5. #5b378e
  6. #4c2e77
  7. #3d245f
  8. #2e1b47
  9. #1e122f
  10. #0f0918
  11. #000000

Tints

#985bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985bed
  2. #a26bef
  3. #ad7cf1
  4. #b78cf2
  5. #c19df4
  6. #ccadf6
  7. #d6bdf8
  8. #e0cefa
  9. #eadefb
  10. #f5effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985bed
  2. #965fe2
  3. #9362d7
  4. #9166cc
  5. #8e6ac1
  6. #8c6eb7
  7. #8a71ac
  8. #8775a1
  9. #857996
  10. #827c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8870b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d7bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #857b9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6070f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6670eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d70c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985bed {
  color: #985bed;
}
Background
.bg-985bed {
  background-color: #985bed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985bed {
  border: 2px solid #985bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 91 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985bed, #e15bed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 91 237 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.84 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.01 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.16 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.20 #67a412 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985bed  rgb(152, 91, 237)  hsl(265, 80%, 64%)  Amethyst
#b0ed5b  rgb(176, 237, 91)  hsl(85, 80%, 64%)  Inchworm
#ed985b  rgb(237, 152, 91)  hsl(25, 80%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#5bed98  rgb(91, 237, 152)  hsl(145, 80%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green