#B985EA closest to Illicit Purple
#B985EA is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 52.2% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(185, 133, 234)). Its HSL value is 271° hue, 71% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #B985EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.61:1.
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Variations of #B985EA
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#B985EA color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#B985EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #B985EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →
- Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #799CE7
- Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D9AEE
- Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8695EC
- Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #799CE7
- Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9095E8
- Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B295AC
- Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B88CD1
- Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
- Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A496B3
#B985EA contrast checker
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Colors similar to #B985EA
Palettes with #B985EA
- FFCDD5B589E7576117002A25Love Fumes to Swamp Thing
- F9F7FFA3DDFFC187EDAC5E09526300003B67Ghost White to Lost in Space
- E9D124B580E3BB3ED8676D00004F3FUnder the Sun to Tropical Forest
- 2E243E3E5E008F75DDBF8DEFE3E9C0Midnight Velvet to White Asparagus
- 982703B8DC78002B37BB7BF0Burnt Red to Illicit Purple
- 4F262F005C4431855CB47CDEE5BCF2Lonestar to Beefy Pink
#B985EA in CSS
/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #B985EA; }
.background { background-color: #B985EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B985EA; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(185 133 234);
color: hsl(271 71% 72%);
color: oklch(0.707 0.152 306.6);#B985EA FAQ
What color is #B985EA?
#B985EA is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.
What is the RGB value of #B985EA?
#B985EA is rgb(185, 133, 234) in RGB, hsl(271, 71%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 43%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #B985EA?
The complementary color of #B985EA is #B6EA85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #B985EA?
Black text has the best contrast on #B985EA: 7.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #B985EA a warm or cool color?
#B985EA is a cool color.