#966eb8

Color #966eb8

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.27 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#966eb8

RGB

rgb(150, 110, 184)

HSL

hsl(272.4, 34.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.4, 40.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 40.2%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(53.06, 30.23, -33.15)

LCH

lch(53.06, 44.86, 312.36)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.1168, 308.12)

HWB

hwb(272.4, 43.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90b86e

Analogous

#716eb8

#966eb8

#b86eb5

Triadic

#966eb8

#b8966e

#6eb896

Split-complementary

#966eb8

#b5b86e

#6eb871

Tetradic

#966eb8

#b86e90

#90b86e

#6eb896

Square

#966eb8

#b8716e

#90b86e

#6eb5b8

Shades

Color #966eb8 mixed toward black.

#7e50a4

#654084

#4b3063

#322042

#191021

Tints

Color #966eb8 mixed toward white.

#a786c4

#b99ed0

#cab6db

#dccfe7

#ede7f3

Tones

Color #966eb8 mixed toward gray.

#9574b2

#957aac

#9480a5

#94879f

#938d99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8786aa · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#898ca6 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#949d9b · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #966eb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#966eb8]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#966eb8 (#966eb8) is rgb(150, 110, 184) in RGB.

No, #966eb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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