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#985CFA

#985cfa ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985cfa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.2% cyan, 63.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 262.78°, with 94.05% saturation and 67.06% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 5.86.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2123

Complementary

  1. #985cfa
  2. #befa5c

Split complementary

  1. #985cfa
  2. #fae75c
  3. #6ffa5c

Analogous

  1. #5c6ffa
  2. #985cfa
  3. #e75cfa

Triadic

  1. #985cfa
  2. #fa985c
  3. #5cfa98

Tetradic

  1. #985cfa
  2. #fa5cbe
  3. #befa5c
  4. #5cfa98

Square

  1. #985cfa
  2. #fa5c6f
  3. #befa5c
  4. #5cfae7

Monochromatic

  1. #4906b7
  2. #6912f8
  3. #985cfa
  4. #c7a6fc
  5. #f2ebfe

Shades

#985cfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985cfa
  2. #8953e1
  3. #7a4ac8
  4. #6a40af
  5. #5b3796
  6. #4c2e7d
  7. #3d2564
  8. #2e1c4b
  9. #1e1232
  10. #0f0919
  11. #000000

Tints

#985cfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985cfa
  2. #a26cfb
  3. #ad7dfb
  4. #b78dfc
  5. #c19dfc
  6. #ccaefd
  7. #d6befd
  8. #e0cefe
  9. #eadefe
  10. #f5efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985cfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985cfa
  2. #9660ee
  3. #9363e2
  4. #9167d5
  5. #8e6ac9
  6. #8c6ebd
  7. #8a72b1
  8. #8775a5
  9. #857998
  10. #827c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a73bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007df7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8080a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b73fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6171f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a73cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985cfa {
  color: #985cfa;
}
Background
.bg-985cfa {
  background-color: #985cfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985cfa {
  border: 2px solid #985cfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985cfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 92 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 94% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985cfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985cfa, #e75cfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985cfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 92 250 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.86 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.41 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.50 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.65 #67a305 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#985cfa  rgb(152, 92, 250)  hsl(263, 94%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#befa5c  rgb(190, 250, 92)  hsl(83, 94%, 67%)  Inchworm
#fa985c  rgb(250, 152, 92)  hsl(23, 94%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#5cfa98  rgb(92, 250, 152)  hsl(143, 94%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green