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#968DAF

#968daf ≈ Cool Gray

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#968daf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 55.29% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 19.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 255.88°, with 17.53% saturation and 61.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 6.8.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2863

Complementary

  1. #968daf
  2. #a6af8d

Split complementary

  1. #968daf
  2. #afa78d
  3. #95af8d

Analogous

  1. #8d95af
  2. #968daf
  3. #a78daf

Triadic

  1. #968daf
  2. #af968d
  3. #8daf96

Tetradic

  1. #968daf
  2. #af8da6
  3. #a6af8d
  4. #8daf96

Square

  1. #968daf
  2. #af8d95
  3. #a6af8d
  4. #8dafa7

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4360
  2. #6e638d
  3. #968daf
  4. #bfbacf
  5. #e9e7ee

Shades

#968daf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968daf
  2. #877f9e
  3. #78718c
  4. #69637b
  5. #5a5569
  6. #4b4758
  7. #3c3846
  8. #2d2a35
  9. #1e1c23
  10. #0f0e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#968daf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968daf
  2. #a198b7
  3. #aba4bf
  4. #b6afc7
  5. #c0bbcf
  6. #cbc6d7
  7. #d5d1df
  8. #e0dde7
  9. #eae8ef
  10. #f5f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968daf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968daf
  2. #948caa
  3. #928aa6
  4. #8f89a1
  5. #8d889c
  6. #8b8798
  7. #898593
  8. #87848e
  9. #848389
  10. #828185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93909e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8692b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8791ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #929298 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d90b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d90ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9390a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968daf {
  color: #968daf;
}
Background
.bg-968daf {
  background-color: #968daf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968daf {
  border: 2px solid #968daf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968daf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 141 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 18% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968daf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968daf, #a78daf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968daf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 141 175 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.80 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.86 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.27 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.34 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.65 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.50 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.88 #697250 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#968daf  rgb(150, 141, 175)  hsl(256, 18%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#a6af8d  rgb(166, 175, 141)  hsl(76, 18%, 62%)  Sage
#af968d  rgb(175, 150, 141)  hsl(16, 18%, 62%)  Beaver
#8daf96  rgb(141, 175, 150)  hsl(136, 18%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green