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#A85DFF

#a85dff ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a85dff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 36.47% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.12% cyan, 63.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 267.78°, with 100% saturation and 68.24% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 7.1.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2337

Complementary

  1. #a85dff
  2. #b4ff5d

Split complementary

  1. #a85dff
  2. #fff95d
  3. #63ff5d

Analogous

  1. #5d63ff
  2. #a85dff
  3. #f95dff

Triadic

  1. #a85dff
  2. #ffa85d
  3. #5dffa8

Tetradic

  1. #a85dff
  2. #ff5db4
  3. #b4ff5d
  4. #5dffa8

Square

  1. #a85dff
  2. #ff5d63
  3. #b4ff5d
  4. #5dfff9

Monochromatic

  1. #5a00c3
  2. #7f11ff
  3. #a85dff
  4. #d1aaff
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#a85dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a85dff
  2. #9754e6
  3. #864acc
  4. #7641b3
  5. #653899
  6. #542f80
  7. #432566
  8. #321c4d
  9. #221333
  10. #11091a
  11. #000000

Tints

#a85dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a85dff
  2. #b16dff
  3. #b97dff
  4. #c28eff
  5. #cb9eff
  6. #d4aeff
  7. #dcbeff
  8. #e5ceff
  9. #eedfff
  10. #f6efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a85dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a85dff
  2. #a461f2
  3. #a064e6
  4. #9c68d9
  5. #986bcc
  6. #946fc0
  7. #9072b3
  8. #8c76a6
  9. #887999
  10. #847d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9477c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a84fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9681a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6876ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7076fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d74d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a85dff {
  color: #a85dff;
}
Background
.bg-a85dff {
  background-color: #a85dff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a85dff {
  border: 2px solid #a85dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a85dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 93 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 100% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a85dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a85dff, #f95dff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a85dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 93 255 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.12 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.20 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.07 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.43 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.40 #57a200 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a85dff  rgb(168, 93, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#b4ff5d  rgb(180, 255, 93)  hsl(88, 100%, 68%)  Green Yellow
#ffa85d  rgb(255, 168, 93)  hsl(28, 100%, 68%)  Sandy Brown
#5dffa8  rgb(93, 255, 168)  hsl(148, 100%, 68%)  Medium Spring Green