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#968AED

#968aed ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#968aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.71% cyan, 41.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 247.27°, with 73.33% saturation and 73.53% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 8.06.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.3078

Complementary

  1. #968aed
  2. #e1ed8a

Split complementary

  1. #968aed
  2. #edc78a
  3. #b0ed8a

Analogous

  1. #8ab0ed
  2. #968aed
  3. #c78aed

Triadic

  1. #968aed
  2. #ed968a
  3. #8aed96

Tetradic

  1. #968aed
  2. #ed8ae1
  3. #e1ed8a
  4. #8aed96

Square

  1. #968aed
  2. #ed8ab0
  3. #e1ed8a
  4. #8aedc7

Monochromatic

  1. #311ec0
  2. #5a48e3
  3. #968aed
  4. #d2ccf7
  5. #efedfc

Shades

#968aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968aed
  2. #877cd5
  3. #786ebe
  4. #6961a6
  5. #5a538e
  6. #4b4577
  7. #3c375f
  8. #2d2947
  9. #1e1c2f
  10. #0f0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#968aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968aed
  2. #a196ef
  3. #aba1f1
  4. #b6adf2
  5. #c0b9f4
  6. #cbc5f6
  7. #d5d0f8
  8. #e0dcfa
  9. #eae8fb
  10. #f5f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968aed
  2. #9489e2
  3. #9288d7
  4. #8f87cc
  5. #8d86c1
  6. #8b85b7
  7. #8984ac
  8. #8783a1
  9. #848296
  10. #82818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9692bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6999f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6894eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f9db0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d93ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d90ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8996cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968aed {
  color: #968aed;
}
Background
.bg-968aed {
  background-color: #968aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968aed {
  border: 2px solid #968aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 138 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 73% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968aed, #c78aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 138 237 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.06 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.37 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.59 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.99 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.03 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.03 #697512 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#968aed  rgb(150, 138, 237)  hsl(247, 73%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#e1ed8a  rgb(225, 237, 138)  hsl(67, 73%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#ed968a  rgb(237, 150, 138)  hsl(7, 73%, 74%)  Vivid Tangerine
#8aed96  rgb(138, 237, 150)  hsl(127, 73%, 74%)  Light Green