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#987DEF

#987def ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#987def is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 49.02% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.4% cyan, 47.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 254.21°, with 78.08% saturation and 71.37% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2757

Complementary

  1. #987def
  2. #d4ef7d

Split complementary

  1. #987def
  2. #efd17d
  3. #9bef7d

Analogous

  1. #7d9bef
  2. #987def
  3. #d17def

Triadic

  1. #987def
  2. #ef987d
  3. #7def98

Tetradic

  1. #987def
  2. #ef7dd4
  3. #d4ef7d
  4. #7def98

Square

  1. #987def
  2. #ef7d9b
  3. #d4ef7d
  4. #7defd1

Monochromatic

  1. #3e17bc
  2. #6239e7
  3. #987def
  4. #cec1f7
  5. #f1edfd

Shades

#987def mixed progressively with black.

  1. #987def
  2. #8971d7
  3. #7a64bf
  4. #6a58a7
  5. #5b4b8f
  6. #4c3f78
  7. #3d3260
  8. #2e2648
  9. #1e1930
  10. #0f0d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#987def mixed progressively with white.

  1. #987def
  2. #a28af1
  3. #ad97f2
  4. #b7a4f4
  5. #c1b1f5
  6. #ccbef7
  7. #d6cbf9
  8. #e0d8fa
  9. #eae5fc
  10. #f5f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#987def mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #987def
  2. #967de4
  3. #937ed9
  4. #917ece
  5. #8e7ec3
  6. #8c7fb8
  7. #8a7fac
  8. #877fa1
  9. #857f96
  10. #82808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9388bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5391f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578dec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8293ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7589f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7687ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b8bca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-987def {
  color: #987def;
}
Background
.bg-987def {
  background-color: #987def;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-987def {
  border: 2px solid #987def;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #987def;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 125 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 78% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-987def {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #987def, #d17def);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-987def {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 125 239 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.72 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.70 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.72 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.63 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.98 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.98 #678210 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#987def  rgb(152, 125, 239)  hsl(254, 78%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#d4ef7d  rgb(212, 239, 125)  hsl(74, 78%, 71%)  June Bud
#ef987d  rgb(239, 152, 125)  hsl(14, 78%, 71%)  Dark Salmon
#7def98  rgb(125, 239, 152)  hsl(134, 78%, 71%)  Light Green