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#968EB8

#968eb8 ≈ Cool Gray

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#968eb8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 55.69% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.48% cyan, 22.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 251.43°, with 22.83% saturation and 63.92% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 7.23.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2929

Complementary

  1. #968eb8
  2. #b0b88e

Split complementary

  1. #968eb8
  2. #b8ab8e
  3. #9bb88e

Analogous

  1. #8e9bb8
  2. #968eb8
  3. #ab8eb8

Triadic

  1. #968eb8
  2. #b8968e
  3. #8eb896

Tetradic

  1. #968eb8
  2. #b88eb0
  3. #b0b88e
  4. #8eb896

Square

  1. #968eb8
  2. #b88e9b
  3. #b0b88e
  4. #8eb8ab

Monochromatic

  1. #4a436a
  2. #6b6099
  3. #968eb8
  4. #c2bdd6
  5. #edecf3

Shades

#968eb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968eb8
  2. #8780a6
  3. #787293
  4. #696381
  5. #5a556e
  6. #4b475c
  7. #3c394a
  8. #2d2b37
  9. #1e1c25
  10. #0f0e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#968eb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968eb8
  2. #a199bf
  3. #aba5c6
  4. #b6b0cd
  5. #c0bbd4
  6. #cbc7dc
  7. #d5d2e3
  8. #e0ddea
  9. #eae8f1
  10. #f5f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968eb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968eb8
  2. #948db2
  3. #928bad
  4. #8f8aa7
  5. #8d88a2
  6. #8b879c
  7. #898696
  8. #878491
  9. #84838b
  10. #828186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9491a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8594ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8593b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f959c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c92b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c91b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9292a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968eb8 {
  color: #968eb8;
}
Background
.bg-968eb8 {
  background-color: #968eb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968eb8 {
  border: 2px solid #968eb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968eb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 142 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 23% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968eb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968eb8, #ab8eb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968eb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 142 184 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.23 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.33 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.54 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.75 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.70 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.60 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.01 #697147 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#968eb8  rgb(150, 142, 184)  hsl(251, 23%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#b0b88e  rgb(176, 184, 142)  hsl(71, 23%, 64%)  Sage
#b8968e  rgb(184, 150, 142)  hsl(11, 23%, 64%)  Rosy Brown
#8eb896  rgb(142, 184, 150)  hsl(131, 23%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green