#968cad

Color #968cad

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#968cad

RGB

rgb(150, 140, 173)

HSL

hsl(258.2, 16.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.2, 19.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 19.1%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(60.12, 10.41, -15.98)

LCH

lch(60.12, 19.07, 303.08)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0496, 298.94)

HWB

hwb(258.2, 54.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3ad8c

Analogous

#8c93ad

#968cad

#a78cad

Triadic

#968cad

#ad968c

#8cad96

Split-complementary

#968cad

#ada78c

#93ad8c

Tetradic

#968cad

#ad8ca3

#a3ad8c

#8cad96

Square

#968cad

#ad8c93

#a3ad8c

#8cada7

Shades

Color #968cad mixed toward black.

#7a6e97

#61577a

#49415b

#312b3d

#18161e

Tints

Color #968cad mixed toward white.

#a89fbb

#b9b2c8

#cbc6d6

#dcd9e4

#eeecf1

Tones

Color #968cad mixed toward gray.

#978faa

#9892a8

#9994a5

#9a97a2

#9b9a9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292a6 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#9293a4 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#96a09e · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #968cad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968cad]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#968cad (#968cad) is rgb(150, 140, 173) in RGB.

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

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