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#985CE5

#985ce5 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985ce5 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 36.08% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.62% cyan, 59.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 266.28°, with 72.49% saturation and 62.94% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1999

Complementary

  1. #985ce5
  2. #a9e55c

Split complementary

  1. #985ce5
  2. #e5dd5c
  3. #64e55c

Analogous

  1. #5c64e5
  2. #985ce5
  3. #dd5ce5

Triadic

  1. #985ce5
  2. #e5985c
  3. #5ce598

Tetradic

  1. #985ce5
  2. #e55ca9
  3. #a9e55c
  4. #5ce598

Square

  1. #985ce5
  2. #e55c64
  3. #a9e55c
  4. #5ce5dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1791
  2. #6f22d3
  3. #985ce5
  4. #c29ef0
  5. #ebe0fa

Shades

#985ce5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985ce5
  2. #8953ce
  3. #7a4ab7
  4. #6a40a0
  5. #5b3789
  6. #4c2e73
  7. #3d255c
  8. #2e1c45
  9. #1e122e
  10. #0f0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#985ce5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985ce5
  2. #a26ce8
  3. #ad7dea
  4. #b78ded
  5. #c19def
  6. #ccaef2
  7. #d6bef5
  8. #e0cef7
  9. #eadefa
  10. #f5effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985ce5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985ce5
  2. #9660db
  3. #9363d1
  4. #9167c7
  5. #8e6abd
  6. #8c6eb3
  7. #8a72a8
  8. #87759e
  9. #857994
  10. #827c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8870b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007be9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f7be2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #887998 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6370e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a70e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f6ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985ce5 {
  color: #985ce5;
}
Background
.bg-985ce5 {
  background-color: #985ce5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985ce5 {
  border: 2px solid #985ce5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985ce5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 92 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 72% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985ce5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985ce5, #dd5ce5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985ce5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 92 229 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.81 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.57 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.68 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.12 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.82 #67a31a Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985ce5  rgb(152, 92, 229)  hsl(266, 72%, 63%)  Amethyst
#a9e55c  rgb(169, 229, 92)  hsl(86, 72%, 63%)  Inchworm
#e5985c  rgb(229, 152, 92)  hsl(26, 72%, 63%)  Persian Orange
#5ce598  rgb(92, 229, 152)  hsl(146, 72%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green