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#986EE4

#986ee4 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#986ee4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 43.14% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 51.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 261.36°, with 68.6% saturation and 66.27% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2343

Complementary

  1. #986ee4
  2. #bae46e

Split complementary

  1. #986ee4
  2. #e4d36e
  3. #7fe46e

Analogous

  1. #6e7fe4
  2. #986ee4
  3. #d36ee4

Triadic

  1. #986ee4
  2. #e4986e
  3. #6ee498

Tetradic

  1. #986ee4
  2. #e46eba
  3. #bae46e
  4. #6ee498

Square

  1. #986ee4
  2. #e46e7f
  3. #bae46e
  4. #6ee4d3

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1d9c
  2. #6a2dd8
  3. #986ee4
  4. #c6aef0
  5. #f3eefc

Shades

#986ee4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #986ee4
  2. #8963cd
  3. #7a58b6
  4. #6a4da0
  5. #5b4289
  6. #4c3772
  7. #3d2c5b
  8. #2e2144
  9. #1e162e
  10. #0f0b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#986ee4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #986ee4
  2. #a27de7
  3. #ad8be9
  4. #b79aec
  5. #c1a8ef
  6. #ccb7f2
  7. #d6c5f4
  8. #e0d4f7
  9. #eae2fa
  10. #f5f1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#986ee4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #986ee4
  2. #9670da
  3. #9372d0
  4. #9173c6
  5. #8e75bc
  6. #8c77b2
  7. #8a79a8
  8. #877b9e
  9. #857c94
  10. #827e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d7cb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4185e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c84e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87859f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e7de6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #727ce2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e7dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-986ee4 {
  color: #986ee4;
}
Background
.bg-986ee4 {
  background-color: #986ee4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-986ee4 {
  border: 2px solid #986ee4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #986ee4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 110 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 69% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-986ee4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #986ee4, #d36ee4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-986ee4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 110 228 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 1.68 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.66 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.04 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.36 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.63 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.97 #67911b Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#986ee4  rgb(152, 110, 228)  hsl(261, 69%, 66%)  Medium Purple
#bae46e  rgb(186, 228, 110)  hsl(81, 69%, 66%)  Inchworm
#e4986e  rgb(228, 152, 110)  hsl(21, 69%, 66%)  Raw Sienna
#6ee498  rgb(110, 228, 152)  hsl(141, 69%, 66%)  Light Green