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#9985EF

#9985ef ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9985ef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 52.16% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.98% cyan, 44.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 251.32°, with 76.81% saturation and 72.94% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.64.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.2978

Complementary

  1. #9985ef
  2. #dbef85

Split complementary

  1. #9985ef
  2. #efce85
  3. #a6ef85

Analogous

  1. #85a6ef
  2. #9985ef
  3. #ce85ef

Triadic

  1. #9985ef
  2. #ef9985
  3. #85ef99

Tetradic

  1. #9985ef
  2. #ef85db
  3. #dbef85
  4. #85ef99

Square

  1. #9985ef
  2. #ef85a6
  3. #dbef85
  4. #85efce

Monochromatic

  1. #3919c2
  2. #6041e6
  3. #9985ef
  4. #d2c9f8
  5. #f0edfd

Shades

#9985ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9985ef
  2. #8a78d7
  3. #7a6abf
  4. #6b5da7
  5. #5c508f
  6. #4d4378
  7. #3d3560
  8. #2e2848
  9. #1f1b30
  10. #0f0d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#9985ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9985ef
  2. #a391f1
  3. #ad9df2
  4. #b8aaf4
  5. #c2b6f5
  6. #ccc2f7
  7. #d6cef9
  8. #e0dafa
  9. #ebe7fc
  10. #f5f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9985ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9985ef
  2. #9785e4
  3. #9484d9
  4. #9284ce
  5. #8f83c3
  6. #8d83b8
  7. #8a82ac
  8. #8882a1
  9. #858196
  10. #83818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #968ebf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6196f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6292ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8399af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b90f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c8ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c92cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9985ef {
  color: #9985ef;
}
Background
.bg-9985ef {
  background-color: #9985ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9985ef {
  border: 2px solid #9985ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9985ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 133 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 77% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9985ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9985ef, #ce85ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9985ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 133 239 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.64 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.20 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.55 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.95 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.07 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.07 #667a10 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#9985ef  rgb(153, 133, 239)  hsl(251, 77%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#dbef85  rgb(219, 239, 133)  hsl(71, 77%, 73%)  Pastel Yellow
#ef9985  rgb(239, 153, 133)  hsl(11, 77%, 73%)  Vivid Tangerine
#85ef99  rgb(133, 239, 153)  hsl(131, 77%, 73%)  Light Green