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#968FBA

#968fba ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#968fba is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 56.08% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.35% cyan, 23.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 249.77°, with 23.76% saturation and 64.51% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 7.1.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2967

Complementary

  1. #968fba
  2. #b3ba8f

Split complementary

  1. #968fba
  2. #baac8f
  3. #9dba8f

Analogous

  1. #8f9dba
  2. #968fba
  3. #ac8fba

Triadic

  1. #968fba
  2. #ba968f
  3. #8fba96

Tetradic

  1. #968fba
  2. #ba8fb3
  3. #b3ba8f
  4. #8fba96

Square

  1. #968fba
  2. #ba8f9d
  3. #b3ba8f
  4. #8fbaac

Monochromatic

  1. #4a436d
  2. #6a609c
  3. #968fba
  4. #c2bed7
  5. #efeef4

Shades

#968fba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968fba
  2. #8781a7
  3. #787295
  4. #696482
  5. #5a5670
  6. #4b485d
  7. #3c394a
  8. #2d2b38
  9. #1e1d25
  10. #0f0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#968fba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968fba
  2. #a19ac1
  3. #aba5c8
  4. #b6b1cf
  5. #c0bcd6
  6. #cbc7dd
  7. #d5d2e3
  8. #e0ddea
  9. #eae9f1
  10. #f5f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968fba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968fba
  2. #948eb4
  3. #928cae
  4. #8f8ba9
  5. #8d89a3
  6. #8b889d
  7. #898697
  8. #878591
  9. #84838c
  10. #828286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9592a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8595bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8693b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f969e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c93bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c92b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9293aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968fba {
  color: #968fba;
}
Background
.bg-968fba {
  background-color: #968fba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968fba {
  border: 2px solid #968fba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968fba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 143 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968fba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968fba, #ac8fba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968fba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 143 186 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.10 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.54 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.74 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.03 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.27 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.53 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.00 #697045 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#968fba  rgb(150, 143, 186)  hsl(250, 24%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#b3ba8f  rgb(179, 186, 143)  hsl(70, 24%, 65%)  Sage
#ba968f  rgb(186, 150, 143)  hsl(10, 24%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#8fba96  rgb(143, 186, 150)  hsl(130, 24%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green