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#987BF8

#987bf8 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#987bf8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.71% cyan, 50.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 253.92°, with 89.93% saturation and 72.75% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2762

Complementary

  1. #987bf8
  2. #dbf87b

Split complementary

  1. #987bf8
  2. #f8d77b
  3. #9df87b

Analogous

  1. #7b9df8
  2. #987bf8
  3. #d77bf8

Triadic

  1. #987bf8
  2. #f8987b
  3. #7bf898

Tetradic

  1. #987bf8
  2. #f87bdb
  3. #dbf87b
  4. #7bf898

Square

  1. #987bf8
  2. #f87b9d
  3. #dbf87b
  4. #7bf8d7

Monochromatic

  1. #380bcf
  2. #5f32f4
  3. #987bf8
  4. #d1c4fc
  5. #f0ecfe

Shades

#987bf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #987bf8
  2. #896fdf
  3. #7a62c6
  4. #6a56ae
  5. #5b4a95
  6. #4c3e7c
  7. #3d3163
  8. #2e254a
  9. #1e1932
  10. #0f0c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#987bf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #987bf8
  2. #a288f9
  3. #ad95f9
  4. #b7a3fa
  5. #c1b0fb
  6. #ccbdfc
  7. #d6cafc
  8. #e0d7fd
  9. #eae5fe
  10. #f5f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#987bf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #987bf8
  2. #967cec
  3. #937ce0
  4. #917dd4
  5. #8e7dc8
  6. #8c7ebc
  7. #8a7eb0
  8. #877fa4
  9. #857f98
  10. #82808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9388c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4891fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c8df5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f94ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7189fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7286f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8bd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-987bf8 {
  color: #987bf8;
}
Background
.bg-987bf8 {
  background-color: #987bf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-987bf8 {
  border: 2px solid #987bf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #987bf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 123 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 90% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-987bf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #987bf8, #d77bf8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-987bf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 123 248 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.28 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.26 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.67 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.23 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.89 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.40 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.40 #678407 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#987bf8  rgb(152, 123, 248)  hsl(254, 90%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#dbf87b  rgb(219, 248, 123)  hsl(74, 90%, 73%)  Inchworm
#f8987b  rgb(248, 152, 123)  hsl(14, 90%, 73%)  Dark Salmon
#7bf898  rgb(123, 248, 152)  hsl(134, 90%, 73%)  Pale Green