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#986BFB

#986bfb ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#986bfb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 41.96% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.44% cyan, 57.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 258.75°, with 94.74% saturation and 70.2% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2416

Complementary

  1. #986bfb
  2. #cefb6b

Split complementary

  1. #986bfb
  2. #fbe06b
  3. #86fb6b

Analogous

  1. #6b86fb
  2. #986bfb
  3. #e06bfb

Triadic

  1. #986bfb
  2. #fb986b
  3. #6bfb98

Tetradic

  1. #986bfb
  2. #fb6bce
  3. #cefb6b
  4. #6bfb98

Square

  1. #986bfb
  2. #fb6b86
  3. #cefb6b
  4. #6bfbe0

Monochromatic

  1. #4205c8
  2. #6421f9
  3. #986bfb
  4. #ccb6fd
  5. #f1ebfe

Shades

#986bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #986bfb
  2. #8960e2
  3. #7a56c9
  4. #6a4bb0
  5. #5b4097
  6. #4c367e
  7. #3d2b64
  8. #2e204b
  9. #1e1532
  10. #0f0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#986bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #986bfb
  2. #a27afb
  3. #ad89fc
  4. #b797fc
  5. #c1a6fd
  6. #ccb5fd
  7. #d6c4fd
  8. #e0d3fe
  9. #eae1fe
  10. #f5f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#986bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #986bfb
  2. #966def
  3. #936fe2
  4. #9171d6
  5. #8e73ca
  6. #8c76be
  7. #8a78b1
  8. #877aa5
  9. #857c99
  10. #827e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e7dc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f88ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2984f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f8aa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #647efe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #687bf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #897fcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-986bfb {
  color: #986bfb;
}
Background
.bg-986bfb {
  background-color: #986bfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-986bfb {
  border: 2px solid #986bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #986bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 107 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 95% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-986bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #986bfb, #e06bfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-986bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 107 251 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.81 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.53 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.71 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.70 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 12.71 #679404 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#986bfb  rgb(152, 107, 251)  hsl(259, 95%, 70%)  Medium Purple
#cefb6b  rgb(206, 251, 107)  hsl(79, 95%, 70%)  Inchworm
#fb986b  rgb(251, 152, 107)  hsl(19, 95%, 70%)  Light Salmon
#6bfb98  rgb(107, 251, 152)  hsl(139, 95%, 70%)  Medium Spring Green