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#987FF9

#987ff9 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#987ff9 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 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.96% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 252.3°, with 91.04% saturation and 73.73% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2869

Complementary

  1. #987ff9
  2. #e0f97f

Split complementary

  1. #987ff9
  2. #f9d57f
  3. #a3f97f

Analogous

  1. #7fa3f9
  2. #987ff9
  3. #d57ff9

Triadic

  1. #987ff9
  2. #f9987f
  3. #7ff998

Tetradic

  1. #987ff9
  2. #f97fe0
  3. #e0f97f
  4. #7ff998

Square

  1. #987ff9
  2. #f97fa3
  3. #e0f97f
  4. #7ff9d5

Monochromatic

  1. #340ad5
  2. #5d36f6
  3. #987ff9
  4. #d3c8fc
  5. #efecfe

Shades

#987ff9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #987ff9
  2. #8972e0
  3. #7a66c7
  4. #6a59ae
  5. #5b4c95
  6. #4c407d
  7. #3d3364
  8. #2e264b
  9. #1e1932
  10. #0f0d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#987ff9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #987ff9
  2. #a28cfa
  3. #ad99fa
  4. #b7a5fb
  5. #c1b2fb
  6. #ccbffc
  7. #d6ccfd
  8. #e0d9fd
  9. #eae5fe
  10. #f5f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#987ff9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #987ff9
  2. #967fed
  3. #937fe1
  4. #917fd5
  5. #8e7fc9
  6. #8c80bd
  7. #8a80b0
  8. #8780a4
  9. #858098
  10. #82808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948bc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e94fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #518ff6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e98b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738cfc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7489f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #898ed1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-987ff9 {
  color: #987ff9;
}
Background
.bg-987ff9 {
  background-color: #987ff9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-987ff9 {
  border: 2px solid #987ff9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #987ff9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 127 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 91% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-987ff9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #987ff9, #d57ff9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-987ff9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 127 249 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.10 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.11 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.11 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.39 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.39 #678006 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#987ff9  rgb(152, 127, 249)  hsl(252, 91%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#e0f97f  rgb(224, 249, 127)  hsl(72, 91%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#f9987f  rgb(249, 152, 127)  hsl(12, 91%, 74%)  Vivid Tangerine
#7ff998  rgb(127, 249, 152)  hsl(132, 91%, 74%)  Pale Green