Close to Amethyst
#985BB4
#985BB4 is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Amethyst. In RGB it’s made of 59.6% red, 35.7% green, and 70.6% blue. Its hue is 281°, with 37% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #985BB4.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.68:1 AABlack text on this color
4.49:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.68:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.49:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #985BB4 as they’d see it.
#985BB4 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #985BB4
What color is #985BB4?
#985BB4 is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Amethyst. In RGB it’s made of 59.6% red, 35.7% green, and 70.6% blue. Its hue is 281°, with 37% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #985BB4 in RGB?
#985BB4 is rgb(152, 91, 180): 152 red, 91 green, and 180 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #985BB4 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(16, 49, 0, 29). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #985BB4?
PANTONE 2575 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #985BB4?
Its complement #438329 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.