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#985FBB

#985fbb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#985fbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 49.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 277.17°, with 40.35% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1845

Complementary

  1. #985fbb
  2. #82bb5f

Split complementary

  1. #985fbb
  2. #b0bb5f
  3. #5fbb6a

Analogous

  1. #6a5fbb
  2. #985fbb
  3. #bb5fb0

Triadic

  1. #985fbb
  2. #bb985f
  3. #5fbb98

Tetradic

  1. #985fbb
  2. #bb5f82
  3. #82bb5f
  4. #5fbb98

Square

  1. #985fbb
  2. #bb6a5f
  3. #82bb5f
  4. #5fb0bb

Monochromatic

  1. #47265b
  2. #713d90
  3. #985fbb
  4. #bb95d2
  5. #ddcae9

Shades

#985fbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #985fbb
  2. #8956a8
  3. #7a4c96
  4. #6a4383
  5. #5b3970
  6. #4c305e
  7. #3d264b
  8. #2e1d38
  9. #1e1325
  10. #0f0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#985fbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #985fbb
  2. #a26fc2
  3. #ad7fc9
  4. #b78fcf
  5. #c19fd6
  6. #ccafdd
  7. #d6bfe4
  8. #e0cfeb
  9. #eadff1
  10. #f5eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#985fbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #985fbb
  2. #9662b5
  3. #9366af
  4. #9169a9
  5. #8e6ca3
  6. #8c709e
  7. #8a7398
  8. #877692
  9. #85798c
  10. #827d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #856e97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4974be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5978b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #946e84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #716cbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #776fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96689d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-985fbb {
  color: #985fbb;
}
Background
.bg-985fbb {
  background-color: #985fbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-985fbb {
  border: 2px solid #985fbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #985fbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 95 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 40% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-985fbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #985fbb, #bb5fb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-985fbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 95 187 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.88 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.77 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.02 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.99 #67a044 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#985fbb  rgb(152, 95, 187)  hsl(277, 40%, 55%)  Amethyst
#82bb5f  rgb(130, 187, 95)  hsl(97, 40%, 55%)  Mantis
#bb985f  rgb(187, 152, 95)  hsl(37, 40%, 55%)  Camel
#5fbb98  rgb(95, 187, 152)  hsl(157, 40%, 55%)  Mint