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#987DFE

#987dfe ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#987dfe is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 49.02% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.16% cyan, 50.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 252.56°, with 98.47% saturation and 74.31% 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.29.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.285

Complementary

  1. #987dfe
  2. #e3fe7d

Split complementary

  1. #987dfe
  2. #fed87d
  3. #a2fe7d

Analogous

  1. #7da2fe
  2. #987dfe
  3. #d87dfe

Triadic

  1. #987dfe
  2. #fe987d
  3. #7dfe98

Tetradic

  1. #987dfe
  2. #fe7de3
  3. #e3fe7d
  4. #7dfe98

Square

  1. #987dfe
  2. #fe7da2
  3. #e3fe7d
  4. #7dfed8

Monochromatic

  1. #3002e0
  2. #5c31fd
  3. #987dfe
  4. #d4c9ff
  5. #efebff

Shades

#987dfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #987dfe
  2. #8971e5
  3. #7a64cb
  4. #6a58b2
  5. #5b4b98
  6. #4c3f7f
  7. #3d3266
  8. #2e264c
  9. #1e1933
  10. #0f0d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#987dfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #987dfe
  2. #a28afe
  3. #ad97fe
  4. #b7a4fe
  5. #c1b1fe
  6. #ccbeff
  7. #d6cbff
  8. #e0d8ff
  9. #eae5ff
  10. #f5f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#987dfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #987dfe
  2. #967df1
  3. #937ee5
  4. #917ed8
  5. #8e7ecc
  6. #8c7fbf
  7. #8a7fb2
  8. #877fa6
  9. #857f99
  10. #82808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948ac6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4694ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #498ffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c98b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #708bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7188fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888ed5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-987dfe {
  color: #987dfe;
}
Background
.bg-987dfe {
  background-color: #987dfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-987dfe {
  border: 2px solid #987dfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #987dfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 125 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 98% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-987dfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #987dfe, #d87dfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-987dfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 125 254 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.29 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.75 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.23 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.66 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.66 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.73 #678201 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#987dfe  rgb(152, 125, 254)  hsl(253, 98%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#e3fe7d  rgb(227, 254, 125)  hsl(73, 98%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#fe987d  rgb(254, 152, 125)  hsl(13, 98%, 74%)  Vivid Tangerine
#7dfe98  rgb(125, 254, 152)  hsl(133, 98%, 74%)  Mint Green