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#968CCE

#968cce ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#968cce is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 54.9% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.18% cyan, 32.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 249.09°, with 40.24% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 7.76.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.297

Complementary

  1. #968cce
  2. #c4ce8c

Split complementary

  1. #968cce
  2. #ceb78c
  3. #a3ce8c

Analogous

  1. #8ca3ce
  2. #968cce
  3. #b78cce

Triadic

  1. #968cce
  2. #ce968c
  3. #8cce96

Tetradic

  1. #968cce
  2. #ce8cc4
  3. #c4ce8c
  4. #8cce96

Square

  1. #968cce
  2. #ce8ca3
  3. #c4ce8c
  4. #8cceb7

Monochromatic

  1. #453a87
  2. #6556b7
  3. #968cce
  4. #c7c2e5
  5. #f2f1f9

Shades

#968cce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968cce
  2. #877eb9
  3. #7870a5
  4. #696290
  5. #5a547c
  6. #4b4667
  7. #3c3852
  8. #2d2a3e
  9. #1e1c29
  10. #0f0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#968cce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968cce
  2. #a198d3
  3. #aba3d8
  4. #b6afdd
  5. #c0bae2
  6. #cbc6e7
  7. #d5d1eb
  8. #e0ddf0
  9. #eae8f5
  10. #f5f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968cce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968cce
  2. #948bc6
  3. #928abe
  4. #8f88b7
  5. #8d87af
  6. #8b86a7
  7. #89859f
  8. #878497
  9. #848290
  10. #828188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9591ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a95d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b93cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a97a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8692d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8690cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f93b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968cce {
  color: #968cce;
}
Background
.bg-968cce {
  background-color: #968cce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968cce {
  border: 2px solid #968cce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968cce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 140 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 40% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968cce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968cce, #b78cce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968cce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 140 206 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.76 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.13 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.56 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.73 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.92 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.58 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 12.15 #697331 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#968cce  rgb(150, 140, 206)  hsl(249, 40%, 68%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#c4ce8c  rgb(196, 206, 140)  hsl(69, 40%, 68%)  Sage
#ce968c  rgb(206, 150, 140)  hsl(9, 40%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#8cce96  rgb(140, 206, 150)  hsl(129, 40%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green