#968abc

Color #968abc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.96 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#968abc

RGB

rgb(150, 138, 188)

HSL

hsl(254.4, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.4, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(60.15, 14.98, -24.44)

LCH

lch(60.15, 28.67, 301.51)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.0743, 295.32)

HWB

hwb(254.4, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0bc8a

Analogous

#8a97bc

#968abc

#af8abc

Triadic

#968abc

#bc968a

#8abc96

Split-complementary

#968abc

#bcaf8a

#97bc8a

Tetradic

#968abc

#bc8ab0

#b0bc8a

#8abc96

Square

#968abc

#bc8a97

#b0bc8a

#8abcaf

Shades

Color #968abc mixed toward black.

#7767a8

#5d4f8a

#463b68

#2f2845

#171423

Tints

Color #968abc mixed toward white.

#a79dc7

#b9b1d2

#cac4dd

#dcd8e9

#edebf4

Tones

Color #968abc mixed toward gray.

#988eb8

#9a92b4

#9c96af

#9f9bab

#a19fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191b2 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#9293af · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#95a9a7 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #968abc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968abc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#968abc (#968abc) is rgb(150, 138, 188) in RGB.

No, #968abc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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