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#968FAA

#968faa ≈ Cool Gray

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#968faa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 56.08% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.76% cyan, 15.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 255.56°, with 13.71% saturation and 61.37% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2903

Complementary

  1. #968faa
  2. #a3aa8f

Split complementary

  1. #968faa
  2. #aaa38f
  3. #95aa8f

Analogous

  1. #8f95aa
  2. #968faa
  3. #a38faa

Triadic

  1. #968faa
  2. #aa968f
  3. #8faa96

Tetradic

  1. #968faa
  2. #aa8fa3
  3. #a3aa8f
  4. #8faa96

Square

  1. #968faa
  2. #aa8f95
  3. #a3aa8f
  4. #8faaa3

Monochromatic

  1. #4b455b
  2. #6e6686
  3. #968faa
  4. #bfbacb
  5. #e8e6ec

Shades

#968faa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968faa
  2. #878199
  3. #787288
  4. #696477
  5. #5a5666
  6. #4b4855
  7. #3c3944
  8. #2d2b33
  9. #1e1d22
  10. #0f0e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#968faa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968faa
  2. #a19ab3
  3. #aba5bb
  4. #b6b1c4
  5. #c0bccc
  6. #cbc7d5
  7. #d5d2dd
  8. #e0dde6
  9. #eae9ee
  10. #f5f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968faa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968faa
  2. #948ea6
  3. #928ca2
  4. #8f8b9d
  5. #8d8999
  6. #8b8895
  7. #898691
  8. #87858d
  9. #848388
  10. #828284
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94919d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a93ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b92a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #939398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f91ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f91aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94919f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968faa {
  color: #968faa;
}
Background
.bg-968faa {
  background-color: #968faa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968faa {
  border: 2px solid #968faa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968faa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 143 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 14% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968faa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968faa, #a38faa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968faa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 143 170 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.64 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.54 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.68 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.51 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.55 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.11 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.45 #697055 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#968faa  rgb(150, 143, 170)  hsl(256, 14%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#a3aa8f  rgb(163, 170, 143)  hsl(76, 14%, 61%)  Sage
#aa968f  rgb(170, 150, 143)  hsl(16, 14%, 61%)  Silver Pink
#8faa96  rgb(143, 170, 150)  hsl(136, 14%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green