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#985EE4

#985ee4 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985ee4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 36.86% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 58.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 265.97°, with 71.28% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2028

Complementary

  1. #985ee4
  2. #aae45e

Split complementary

  1. #985ee4
  2. #e4db5e
  3. #67e45e

Analogous

  1. #5e67e4
  2. #985ee4
  3. #db5ee4

Triadic

  1. #985ee4
  2. #e4985e
  3. #5ee498

Tetradic

  1. #985ee4
  2. #e45eaa
  3. #aae45e
  4. #5ee498

Square

  1. #985ee4
  2. #e45e67
  3. #aae45e
  4. #5ee4db

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1891
  2. #6f23d2
  3. #985ee4
  4. #c2a0ef
  5. #ece1fa

Shades

#985ee4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985ee4
  2. #8955cd
  3. #7a4bb6
  4. #6a42a0
  5. #5b3889
  6. #4c2f72
  7. #3d265b
  8. #2e1c44
  9. #1e132e
  10. #0f0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#985ee4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985ee4
  2. #a26ee7
  3. #ad7ee9
  4. #b78eec
  5. #c19eef
  6. #ccaff2
  7. #d6bff4
  8. #e0cff7
  9. #eadffa
  10. #f5effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985ee4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985ee4
  2. #9661da
  3. #9365d0
  4. #9168c6
  5. #8e6cbc
  6. #8c6fb2
  7. #8a72a8
  8. #87769e
  9. #857994
  10. #827d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8871b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #137ce8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #347ce1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #887a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6571e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b71e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f70bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985ee4 {
  color: #985ee4;
}
Background
.bg-985ee4 {
  background-color: #985ee4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985ee4 {
  border: 2px solid #985ee4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985ee4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 94 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 71% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985ee4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985ee4, #db5ee4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985ee4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 94 228 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.46 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.08 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.66 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.20 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.22 #67a11b Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985ee4  rgb(152, 94, 228)  hsl(266, 71%, 63%)  Amethyst
#aae45e  rgb(170, 228, 94)  hsl(86, 71%, 63%)  Inchworm
#e4985e  rgb(228, 152, 94)  hsl(26, 71%, 63%)  Persian Orange
#5ee498  rgb(94, 228, 152)  hsl(146, 71%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green