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#987FDB

#987fdb ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#987fdb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 49.8% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.59% cyan, 42.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 256.3°, with 56.1% saturation and 67.84% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2697

Complementary

  1. #987fdb
  2. #c2db7f

Split complementary

  1. #987fdb
  2. #dbc67f
  3. #94db7f

Analogous

  1. #7f94db
  2. #987fdb
  3. #c67fdb

Triadic

  1. #987fdb
  2. #db987f
  3. #7fdb98

Tetradic

  1. #987fdb
  2. #db7fc2
  3. #c2db7f
  4. #7fdb98

Square

  1. #987fdb
  2. #db7f94
  3. #c2db7f
  4. #7fdbc6

Monochromatic

  1. #482a97
  2. #6843ca
  3. #987fdb
  4. #c8bbec
  5. #f2effb

Shades

#987fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #987fdb
  2. #8972c5
  3. #7a66af
  4. #6a5999
  5. #5b4c83
  6. #4c406e
  7. #3d3358
  8. #2e2642
  9. #1e192c
  10. #0f0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#987fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #987fdb
  2. #a28cdf
  3. #ad99e2
  4. #b7a5e6
  5. #c1b2e9
  6. #ccbfed
  7. #d6ccf1
  8. #e0d9f4
  9. #eae5f8
  10. #f5f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#987fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #987fdb
  2. #967fd2
  3. #937fc9
  4. #917fc0
  5. #8e7fb7
  6. #8c80ae
  7. #8a80a4
  8. #87809b
  9. #858092
  10. #828089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9288b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #638fde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #678cd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8990a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c89dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e87da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f89bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-987fdb {
  color: #987fdb;
}
Background
.bg-987fdb {
  background-color: #987fdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-987fdb {
  border: 2px solid #987fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #987fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 127 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 56% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-987fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #987fdb, #c67fdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-987fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 127 219 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.54 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.44 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.47 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.79 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.29 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.70 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.70 #678024 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#987fdb  rgb(152, 127, 219)  hsl(256, 56%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#c2db7f  rgb(194, 219, 127)  hsl(76, 56%, 68%)  June Bud
#db987f  rgb(219, 152, 127)  hsl(16, 56%, 68%)  Dark Salmon
#7fdb98  rgb(127, 219, 152)  hsl(136, 56%, 68%)  Granny Smith Apple