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#985FB5

#985fb5 ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#985fb5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 37.25% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.02% cyan, 47.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 279.77°, with 36.75% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.182

Complementary

  1. #985fb5
  2. #7cb55f

Split complementary

  1. #985fb5
  2. #a7b55f
  3. #5fb56d

Analogous

  1. #6d5fb5
  2. #985fb5
  3. #b55fa7

Triadic

  1. #985fb5
  2. #b5985f
  3. #5fb598

Tetradic

  1. #985fb5
  2. #b55f7c
  3. #7cb55f
  4. #5fb598

Square

  1. #985fb5
  2. #b56d5f
  3. #7cb55f
  4. #5fa7b5

Monochromatic

  1. #452754
  2. #703f88
  3. #985fb5
  4. #ba93cd
  5. #dbc8e5

Shades

#985fb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985fb5
  2. #8956a3
  3. #7a4c91
  4. #6a437f
  5. #5b396d
  6. #4c305b
  7. #3d2648
  8. #2e1d36
  9. #1e1324
  10. #0f0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#985fb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985fb5
  2. #a26fbc
  3. #ad7fc4
  4. #b78fcb
  5. #c19fd3
  6. #ccafda
  7. #d6bfe1
  8. #e0cfe9
  9. #eadff0
  10. #f5eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985fb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985fb5
  2. #9662b0
  3. #9366aa
  4. #9169a5
  5. #8e6ca0
  6. #8c709b
  7. #8a7395
  8. #877690
  9. #85798b
  10. #827d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #856e94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d73b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d78b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #966c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726cb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796fb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #976799 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985fb5 {
  color: #985fb5;
}
Background
.bg-985fb5 {
  background-color: #985fb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985fb5 {
  border: 2px solid #985fb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985fb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 95 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 37% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985fb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985fb5, #b55fa7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985fb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 95 181 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.64 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.35 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.04 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.10 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.44 #67a04a Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#985fb5  rgb(152, 95, 181)  hsl(280, 37%, 54%)  Purpureus
#7cb55f  rgb(124, 181, 95)  hsl(100, 37%, 54%)  Mantis
#b5985f  rgb(181, 152, 95)  hsl(40, 37%, 54%)  Camel
#5fb598  rgb(95, 181, 152)  hsl(160, 37%, 54%)  Mint