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#987BF2

#987bf2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#987bf2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 48.24% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.19% cyan, 49.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 254.62°, with 82.07% saturation and 71.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2725

Complementary

  1. #987bf2
  2. #d5f27b

Split complementary

  1. #987bf2
  2. #f2d37b
  3. #9af27b

Analogous

  1. #7b9af2
  2. #987bf2
  3. #d37bf2

Triadic

  1. #987bf2
  2. #f2987b
  3. #7bf298

Tetradic

  1. #987bf2
  2. #f27bd5
  3. #d5f27b
  4. #7bf298

Square

  1. #987bf2
  2. #f27b9a
  3. #d5f27b
  4. #7bf2d3

Monochromatic

  1. #3d13c1
  2. #6235eb
  3. #987bf2
  4. #cec1f9
  5. #f1ecfd

Shades

#987bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #987bf2
  2. #896fda
  3. #7a62c2
  4. #6a56a9
  5. #5b4a91
  6. #4c3e79
  7. #3d3161
  8. #2e2549
  9. #1e1930
  10. #0f0c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#987bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #987bf2
  2. #a288f3
  3. #ad95f5
  4. #b7a3f6
  5. #c1b0f7
  6. #ccbdf9
  7. #d6cafa
  8. #e0d7fb
  9. #eae5fc
  10. #f5f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#987bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #987bf2
  2. #967ce7
  3. #937cdb
  4. #917dd0
  5. #8e7dc4
  6. #8c7eb9
  7. #8a7eae
  8. #877fa2
  9. #857f97
  10. #82808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9287bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d90f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #528cef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8193ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7388f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7486f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b8acb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-987bf2 {
  color: #987bf2;
}
Background
.bg-987bf2 {
  background-color: #987bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-987bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #987bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #987bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 123 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 82% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-987bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #987bf2, #d37bf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-987bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 123 242 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.61 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.26 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.60 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.04 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.14 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.14 #67840d Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#987bf2  rgb(152, 123, 242)  hsl(255, 82%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#d5f27b  rgb(213, 242, 123)  hsl(75, 82%, 72%)  Inchworm
#f2987b  rgb(242, 152, 123)  hsl(15, 82%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#7bf298  rgb(123, 242, 152)  hsl(135, 82%, 72%)  Light Green