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#968FF8

#968ff8 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#968ff8 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 56.08% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.52% cyan, 42.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 244°, with 88.24% saturation and 76.67% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 9.96.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.3291

Complementary

  1. #968ff8
  2. #f1f88f

Split complementary

  1. #968ff8
  2. #f8cb8f
  3. #bdf88f

Analogous

  1. #8fbdf8
  2. #968ff8
  3. #cb8ff8

Triadic

  1. #968ff8
  2. #f8968f
  3. #8ff896

Tetradic

  1. #968ff8
  2. #f88ff1
  3. #f1f88f
  4. #8ff896

Square

  1. #968ff8
  2. #f88fbd
  3. #f1f88f
  4. #8ff8cb

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0ee0
  2. #5347f4
  3. #968ff8
  4. #dad7fd
  5. #edecfe

Shades

#968ff8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968ff8
  2. #8781df
  3. #7872c6
  4. #6964ae
  5. #5a5695
  6. #4b487c
  7. #3c3963
  8. #2d2b4a
  9. #1e1d32
  10. #0f0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#968ff8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968ff8
  2. #a19af9
  3. #aba5f9
  4. #b6b1fa
  5. #c0bcfb
  6. #cbc7fc
  7. #d5d2fc
  8. #e0ddfd
  9. #eae9fe
  10. #f5f4fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968ff8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968ff8
  2. #948eec
  3. #928ce0
  4. #8f8bd4
  5. #8d89c8
  6. #8b88bc
  7. #8986b0
  8. #8785a4
  9. #848398
  10. #82828c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9997c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a9efc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6798f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7aa4b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e99fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c95f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #869cd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968ff8 {
  color: #968ff8;
}
Background
.bg-968ff8 {
  background-color: #968ff8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968ff8 {
  border: 2px solid #968ff8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968ff8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 143 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 88% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968ff8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968ff8, #cb8ff8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968ff8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 143 248 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.96 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.01 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.16 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.71 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.06 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.54 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.82 #697007 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#968ff8  rgb(150, 143, 248)  hsl(244, 88%, 77%)  Medium Purple
#f1f88f  rgb(241, 248, 143)  hsl(64, 88%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#f8968f  rgb(248, 150, 143)  hsl(4, 88%, 77%)  Light Coral
#8ff896  rgb(143, 248, 150)  hsl(124, 88%, 77%)  Pale Green