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#987FF1

#987ff1 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#987ff1 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 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.93% cyan, 47.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 253.16°, with 80.28% saturation and 72.16% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2821

Complementary

  1. #987ff1
  2. #d8f17f

Split complementary

  1. #987ff1
  2. #f1d17f
  3. #9ff17f

Analogous

  1. #7f9ff1
  2. #987ff1
  3. #d17ff1

Triadic

  1. #987ff1
  2. #f1987f
  3. #7ff198

Tetradic

  1. #987ff1
  2. #f17fd8
  3. #d8f17f
  4. #7ff198

Square

  1. #987ff1
  2. #f17f9f
  3. #d8f17f
  4. #7ff1d1

Monochromatic

  1. #3b15c2
  2. #613ae9
  3. #987ff1
  4. #d0c4f9
  5. #f0edfd

Shades

#987ff1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #987ff1
  2. #8972d9
  3. #7a66c1
  4. #6a59a9
  5. #5b4c91
  6. #4c4079
  7. #3d3360
  8. #2e2648
  9. #1e1930
  10. #0f0d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#987ff1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #987ff1
  2. #a28cf2
  3. #ad99f4
  4. #b7a5f5
  5. #c1b2f7
  6. #ccbff8
  7. #d6ccf9
  8. #e0d9fb
  9. #eae5fc
  10. #f5f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#987ff1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #987ff1
  2. #967fe6
  3. #937fda
  4. #917fcf
  5. #8e7fc4
  6. #8c80b9
  7. #8a80ad
  8. #8780a2
  9. #858097
  10. #82808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948abf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5593f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #588eee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8195ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #768bf3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7789ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b8dcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-987ff1 {
  color: #987ff1;
}
Background
.bg-987ff1 {
  background-color: #987ff1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-987ff1 {
  border: 2px solid #987ff1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #987ff1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 127 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 80% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-987ff1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #987ff1, #d17ff1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-987ff1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 127 241 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.34 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.07 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.35 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.98 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.03 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.03 #67800e Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#987ff1  rgb(152, 127, 241)  hsl(253, 80%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#d8f17f  rgb(216, 241, 127)  hsl(73, 80%, 72%)  June Bud
#f1987f  rgb(241, 152, 127)  hsl(13, 80%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#7ff198  rgb(127, 241, 152)  hsl(133, 80%, 72%)  Light Green