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#985FAB

#985FAB is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Royal Purple. In RGB it’s made of 59.6% red, 37.3% green, and 67.1% blue. Its hue is 285°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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4.61:1 AA
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4.56:1 AA
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #985FAB as they’d see it.

Typical vision#985FAB
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #985FAB?

#985FAB is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Royal Purple. In RGB it’s made of 59.6% red, 37.3% green, and 67.1% blue. Its hue is 285°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #985FAB in RGB?

#985FAB is rgb(152, 95, 171): 152 red, 95 green, and 171 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #985FAB in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(11, 44, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #985FAB?

PANTONE 2574 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #985FAB?

Its complement #498338 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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