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#968DE2

#968de2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#968de2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 55.29% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.63% cyan, 37.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 246.35°, with 59.44% saturation and 71.96% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 8.82.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3102

Complementary

  1. #968de2
  2. #d9e28d

Split complementary

  1. #968de2
  2. #e2c08d
  3. #afe28d

Analogous

  1. #8dafe2
  2. #968de2
  3. #c08de2

Triadic

  1. #968de2
  2. #e2968d
  3. #8de296

Tetradic

  1. #968de2
  2. #e28dd9
  3. #d9e28d
  4. #8de296

Square

  1. #968de2
  2. #e28daf
  3. #d9e28d
  4. #8de2c0

Monochromatic

  1. #392bab
  2. #5e50d2
  3. #968de2
  4. #cecaf2
  5. #f0effb

Shades

#968de2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968de2
  2. #877fcb
  3. #7871b5
  4. #69639e
  5. #5a5588
  6. #4b4771
  7. #3c385a
  8. #2d2a44
  9. #1e1c2d
  10. #0f0e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#968de2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968de2
  2. #a198e5
  3. #aba4e8
  4. #b6afeb
  5. #c0bbee
  6. #cbc6f1
  7. #d5d1f3
  8. #e0ddf6
  9. #eae8f9
  10. #f5f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968de2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968de2
  2. #948cd8
  3. #928ace
  4. #8f89c5
  5. #8d88bb
  6. #8b87b1
  7. #8985a7
  8. #87849d
  9. #848394
  10. #82818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9793ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7399e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7295e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #839dad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8295e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8292e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b97c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968de2 {
  color: #968de2;
}
Background
.bg-968de2 {
  background-color: #968de2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968de2 {
  border: 2px solid #968de2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968de2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 141 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 59% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968de2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968de2, #c08de2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968de2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 141 226 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.82 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.39 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.39 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.21 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.63 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.89 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.10 #69721d Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#968de2  rgb(150, 141, 226)  hsl(246, 59%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#d9e28d  rgb(217, 226, 141)  hsl(66, 59%, 72%)  Khaki
#e2968d  rgb(226, 150, 141)  hsl(6, 59%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#8de296  rgb(141, 226, 150)  hsl(126, 59%, 72%)  Light Green