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#986DF2

#986df2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#986df2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 42.75% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.19% cyan, 54.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 259.4°, with 83.65% saturation and 68.82% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2402

Complementary

  1. #986df2
  2. #c7f26d

Split complementary

  1. #986df2
  2. #f2db6d
  3. #84f26d

Analogous

  1. #6d84f2
  2. #986df2
  3. #db6df2

Triadic

  1. #986df2
  2. #f2986d
  3. #6df298

Tetradic

  1. #986df2
  2. #f26dc7
  3. #c7f26d
  4. #6df298

Square

  1. #986df2
  2. #f26d84
  3. #c7f26d
  4. #6df2db

Monochromatic

  1. #4610b6
  2. #6627ec
  3. #986df2
  4. #cab3f8
  5. #f2ecfd

Shades

#986df2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #986df2
  2. #8962da
  3. #7a57c2
  4. #6a4ca9
  5. #5b4191
  6. #4c3779
  7. #3d2c61
  8. #2e2149
  9. #1e1630
  10. #0f0b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#986df2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #986df2
  2. #a27cf3
  3. #ad8af5
  4. #b799f6
  5. #c1a7f7
  6. #ccb6f9
  7. #d6c5fa
  8. #e0d3fb
  9. #eae2fc
  10. #f5f0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#986df2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #986df2
  2. #966fe7
  3. #9371db
  4. #9173d0
  5. #8e75c4
  6. #8c77b9
  7. #8a78ae
  8. #877aa2
  9. #857c97
  10. #827e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e7dbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e88f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c85ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8289a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #697ef5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d7cf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b7fc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-986df2 {
  color: #986df2;
}
Background
.bg-986df2 {
  background-color: #986df2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-986df2 {
  border: 2px solid #986df2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #986df2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 109 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 84% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-986df2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #986df2, #db6df2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-986df2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 109 242 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.54 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.48 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.23 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.40 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.57 #67920d Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#986df2  rgb(152, 109, 242)  hsl(259, 84%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#c7f26d  rgb(199, 242, 109)  hsl(79, 84%, 69%)  Inchworm
#f2986d  rgb(242, 152, 109)  hsl(19, 84%, 69%)  Light Salmon
#6df298  rgb(109, 242, 152)  hsl(139, 84%, 69%)  Light Green