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#985CED

#985ced ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985ced 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.86% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 264.83°, with 80.11% saturation and 64.51% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2044

Complementary

  1. #985ced
  2. #b1ed5c

Split complementary

  1. #985ced
  2. #ede15c
  3. #68ed5c

Analogous

  1. #5c68ed
  2. #985ced
  3. #e15ced

Triadic

  1. #985ced
  2. #ed985c
  3. #5ced98

Tetradic

  1. #985ced
  2. #ed5cb1
  3. #b1ed5c
  4. #5ced98

Square

  1. #985ced
  2. #ed5c68
  3. #b1ed5c
  4. #5cede1

Monochromatic

  1. #4c129e
  2. #6d19e3
  3. #985ced
  4. #c4a1f5
  5. #efe6fc

Shades

#985ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985ced
  2. #8953d5
  3. #7a4abe
  4. #6a40a6
  5. #5b378e
  6. #4c2e77
  7. #3d255f
  8. #2e1c47
  9. #1e122f
  10. #0f0918
  11. #000000

Tints

#985ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985ced
  2. #a26cef
  3. #ad7df1
  4. #b78df2
  5. #c19df4
  6. #ccaef6
  7. #d6bef8
  8. #e0cefa
  9. #eadefb
  10. #f5effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985ced
  2. #9660e2
  3. #9363d7
  4. #9167cc
  5. #8e6ac1
  6. #8c6eb7
  7. #8a72ac
  8. #8775a1
  9. #857996
  10. #827c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8971b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #207cea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #857c9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6071f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6670eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d70c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985ced {
  color: #985ced;
}
Background
.bg-985ced {
  background-color: #985ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985ced {
  border: 2px solid #985ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 92 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 80% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985ced, #e15ced);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 92 237 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.75 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.80 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.31 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.34 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.43 #67a312 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985ced  rgb(152, 92, 237)  hsl(265, 80%, 65%)  Amethyst
#b1ed5c  rgb(177, 237, 92)  hsl(85, 80%, 65%)  Inchworm
#ed985c  rgb(237, 152, 92)  hsl(25, 80%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#5ced98  rgb(92, 237, 152)  hsl(145, 80%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green