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#985EF8

#985ef8 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#985ef8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.71% cyan, 62.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 262.6°, with 91.67% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2146

Complementary

  1. #985ef8
  2. #bef85e

Split complementary

  1. #985ef8
  2. #f8e55e
  3. #71f85e

Analogous

  1. #5e71f8
  2. #985ef8
  3. #e55ef8

Triadic

  1. #985ef8
  2. #f8985e
  3. #5ef898

Tetradic

  1. #985ef8
  2. #f85ebe
  3. #bef85e
  4. #5ef898

Square

  1. #985ef8
  2. #f85e71
  3. #bef85e
  4. #5ef8e5

Monochromatic

  1. #4908b5
  2. #6915f5
  3. #985ef8
  4. #c7a7fb
  5. #f2ebfe

Shades

#985ef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985ef8
  2. #8955df
  3. #7a4bc6
  4. #6a42ae
  5. #5b3895
  6. #4c2f7c
  7. #3d2663
  8. #2e1c4a
  9. #1e1332
  10. #0f0919
  11. #000000

Tints

#985ef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985ef8
  2. #a26ef9
  3. #ad7ef9
  4. #b78efa
  5. #c19efb
  6. #ccaffc
  7. #d6bffc
  8. #e0cffd
  9. #eadffe
  10. #f5effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985ef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985ef8
  2. #9661ec
  3. #9365e0
  4. #9168d4
  5. #8e6cc8
  6. #8c6fbc
  7. #8a72b0
  8. #8776a4
  9. #857998
  10. #827d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a74bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ef5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8181a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d74fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6372f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b74cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985ef8 {
  color: #985ef8;
}
Background
.bg-985ef8 {
  background-color: #985ef8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985ef8 {
  border: 2px solid #985ef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985ef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 94 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 92% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985ef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985ef8, #e55ef8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985ef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 94 248 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.67 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.31 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.84 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.08 #67a107 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#985ef8  rgb(152, 94, 248)  hsl(263, 92%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#bef85e  rgb(190, 248, 94)  hsl(83, 92%, 67%)  Inchworm
#f8985e  rgb(248, 152, 94)  hsl(23, 92%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#5ef898  rgb(94, 248, 152)  hsl(143, 92%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green