#985cb1

Color #985cb1

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.92 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#985cb1

RGB

rgb(152, 92, 177)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 35.3%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 48%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 48%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(48.89, 39.42, -35.61)

LCH

lch(48.89, 53.12, 317.91)

OKLCH

oklch(57.6%, 0.1405, 315.26)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 36.1%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#75b15c

Analogous

#6d5cb1

#985cb1

#b15c9f

Triadic

#985cb1

#b1985c

#5cb198

Split-complementary

#985cb1

#9fb15c

#5cb16d

Tetradic

#985cb1

#b15c75

#75b15c

#5cb198

Square

#985cb1

#b16d5c

#75b15c

#5c9fb1

Shades

Color #985cb1 mixed toward black.

#804898

#673a79

#4d2b5b

#331d3d

#1a0e1e

Tints

Color #985cb1 mixed toward white.

#a977be

#ba92cb

#cbadd8

#ddc9e5

#eee4f2

Tones

Color #985cb1 mixed toward gray.

#9563aa

#926aa3

#8f719c

#8c7895

#897f8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.5:1

White text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282a2 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#85899e · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#969491 · ΔE 29.3

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #985cb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#985cb1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#985cb1 (#985cb1) is rgb(152, 92, 177) in RGB.

No, #985cb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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