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#968AD6

#968ad6 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#968ad6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 54.12% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.91% cyan, 35.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 249.47°, with 48.1% saturation and 69.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 8.23.

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Relative luminance0.2952

Complementary

  1. #968ad6
  2. #cad68a

Split complementary

  1. #968ad6
  2. #d6bc8a
  3. #a4d68a

Analogous

  1. #8aa4d6
  2. #968ad6
  3. #bc8ad6

Triadic

  1. #968ad6
  2. #d6968a
  3. #8ad696

Tetradic

  1. #968ad6
  2. #d68aca
  3. #cad68a
  4. #8ad696

Square

  1. #968ad6
  2. #d68aa4
  3. #cad68a
  4. #8ad6bc

Monochromatic

  1. #433493
  2. #6351c2
  3. #968ad6
  4. #c9c3ea
  5. #f1f0fa

Shades

#968ad6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968ad6
  2. #877cc1
  3. #786eab
  4. #696196
  5. #5a5380
  6. #4b456b
  7. #3c3756
  8. #2d2940
  9. #1e1c2b
  10. #0f0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#968ad6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968ad6
  2. #a196da
  3. #aba1de
  4. #b6ade2
  5. #c0b9e6
  6. #cbc5eb
  7. #d5d0ef
  8. #e0dcf3
  9. #eae8f7
  10. #f5f3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968ad6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968ad6
  2. #9489cd
  3. #9288c5
  4. #8f87bc
  5. #8d86b4
  6. #8b85ab
  7. #8984a2
  8. #87839a
  9. #848291
  10. #828189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9590b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7495d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7592d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8798a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8391d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #838fd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d92bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968ad6 {
  color: #968ad6;
}
Background
.bg-968ad6 {
  background-color: #968ad6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968ad6 {
  border: 2px solid #968ad6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968ad6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 138 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 48% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968ad6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968ad6, #bc8ad6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968ad6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 138 214 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.23 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.48 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.30 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.61 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 12.13 #697529 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#968ad6  rgb(150, 138, 214)  hsl(249, 48%, 69%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#cad68a  rgb(202, 214, 138)  hsl(69, 48%, 69%)  Pale Goldenrod
#d6968a  rgb(214, 150, 138)  hsl(9, 48%, 69%)  Pastel Pink
#8ad696  rgb(138, 214, 150)  hsl(129, 48%, 69%)  Granny Smith Apple