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#968BDF

#968bdf ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#968bdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.74% cyan, 37.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 247.86°, with 56.76% saturation and 70.98% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 8.22.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3028

Complementary

  1. #968bdf
  2. #d4df8b

Split complementary

  1. #968bdf
  2. #dfc08b
  3. #aadf8b

Analogous

  1. #8baadf
  2. #968bdf
  3. #c08bdf

Triadic

  1. #968bdf
  2. #df968b
  3. #8bdf96

Tetradic

  1. #968bdf
  2. #df8bd4
  3. #d4df8b
  4. #8bdf96

Square

  1. #968bdf
  2. #df8baa
  3. #d4df8b
  4. #8bdfc0

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2da4
  2. #604fce
  3. #968bdf
  4. #ccc7f0
  5. #f1effb

Shades

#968bdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968bdf
  2. #877dc9
  3. #786fb2
  4. #69619c
  5. #5a5386
  6. #4b4670
  7. #3c3859
  8. #2d2a43
  9. #1e1c2d
  10. #0f0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#968bdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968bdf
  2. #a197e2
  3. #aba2e5
  4. #b6aee9
  5. #c0b9ec
  6. #cbc5ef
  7. #d5d1f2
  8. #e0dcf5
  9. #eae8f9
  10. #f5f3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968bdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968bdf
  2. #948ad6
  3. #9289cc
  4. #8f88c3
  5. #8d87b9
  6. #8b86b0
  7. #8984a6
  8. #87839d
  9. #848293
  10. #82818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9691b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7297e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7194dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #849aaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8293e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8290de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c95c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968bdf {
  color: #968bdf;
}
Background
.bg-968bdf {
  background-color: #968bdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968bdf {
  border: 2px solid #968bdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968bdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 139 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968bdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968bdf, #c08bdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968bdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 139 223 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.22 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.85 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.63 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.54 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.58 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.61 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.71 #697420 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#968bdf  rgb(150, 139, 223)  hsl(248, 57%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#d4df8b  rgb(212, 223, 139)  hsl(68, 57%, 71%)  Khaki
#df968b  rgb(223, 150, 139)  hsl(8, 57%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#8bdf96  rgb(139, 223, 150)  hsl(128, 57%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple