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#985BBC closest to Lusty Lavender

#985BBC is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 35.7% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(152, 91, 188)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 42% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #985BBC is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.61:1.

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Variations of #985BBC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#985BBC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#985BBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #985BBC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5576B9
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4272BF
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #636DBE
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5576B9
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6E6EBB
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #946B83
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9862A5
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #757575
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7F6F8B

#985BBC contrast checker

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4.61:1 Good#985BBC text on white
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4.56:1 Good#985BBC text on black
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#985BBC in CSS

/* Lusty Lavender */
.color { color: #985BBC; }
.background { background-color: #985BBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #985BBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(152 91 188);
color: hsl(278 42% 55%);
color: oklch(0.580 0.155 311.5);

#985BBC FAQ

What color is #985BBC?

#985BBC is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Lusty Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #985BBC?

#985BBC is rgb(152, 91, 188) in RGB, hsl(278, 42%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 52%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #985BBC?

The complementary color of #985BBC is #7FBC5B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #985BBC?

White text has the best contrast on #985BBC: 4.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #985BBC a warm or cool color?

#985BBC is a cool color.