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#968BCF

#968bcf ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#968bcf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 54.51% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.54% cyan, 32.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 249.71°, with 41.46% saturation and 67.84% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 7.6.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2945

Complementary

  1. #968bcf
  2. #c4cf8b

Split complementary

  1. #968bcf
  2. #cfb88b
  3. #a2cf8b

Analogous

  1. #8ba2cf
  2. #968bcf
  3. #b88bcf

Triadic

  1. #968bcf
  2. #cf968b
  3. #8bcf96

Tetradic

  1. #968bcf
  2. #cf8bc4
  3. #c4cf8b
  4. #8bcf96

Square

  1. #968bcf
  2. #cf8ba2
  3. #c4cf8b
  4. #8bcfb8

Monochromatic

  1. #453888
  2. #6555b9
  3. #968bcf
  4. #c7c1e5
  5. #f2f1f9

Shades

#968bcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968bcf
  2. #877dba
  3. #786fa6
  4. #696191
  5. #5a537c
  6. #4b4668
  7. #3c3853
  8. #2d2a3e
  9. #1e1c29
  10. #0f0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#968bcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968bcf
  2. #a197d4
  3. #aba2d9
  4. #b6aedd
  5. #c0b9e2
  6. #cbc5e7
  7. #d5d1ec
  8. #e0dcf1
  9. #eae8f5
  10. #f5f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968bcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968bcf
  2. #948ac7
  3. #9289bf
  4. #8f88b7
  5. #8d87af
  6. #8b86a8
  7. #8984a0
  8. #878398
  9. #848290
  10. #828188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9590af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7995d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7992cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8997a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8591d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #868fce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f92b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968bcf {
  color: #968bcf;
}
Background
.bg-968bcf {
  background-color: #968bcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968bcf {
  border: 2px solid #968bcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968bcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 139 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 41% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968bcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968bcf, #b88bcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968bcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 139 207 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.60 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.83 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.13 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.99 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.22 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.69 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.77 #697430 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#968bcf  rgb(150, 139, 207)  hsl(250, 41%, 68%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#c4cf8b  rgb(196, 207, 139)  hsl(70, 41%, 68%)  Dark Khaki
#cf968b  rgb(207, 150, 139)  hsl(10, 41%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#8bcf96  rgb(139, 207, 150)  hsl(130, 41%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green