#968cc9

Color #968cc9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 20.59 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#968cc9

RGB

rgb(150, 140, 201)

HSL

hsl(249.8, 36.1%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.8, 30.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 30.3%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(61.18, 16.94, -30.18)

LCH

lch(61.18, 34.61, 299.31)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0896, 291.33)

HWB

hwb(249.8, 54.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc98c

Analogous

#8ca1c9

#968cc9

#b58cc9

Triadic

#968cc9

#c9968c

#8cc996

Split-complementary

#968cc9

#c9b58c

#a1c98c

Tetradic

#968cc9

#c98cbf

#bfc98c

#8cc996

Square

#968cc9

#c98ca1

#bfc98c

#8cc9b5

Shades

Color #968cc9 mixed toward black.

#7365b7

#56499b

#413774

#2b244d

#161227

Tints

Color #968cc9 mixed toward white.

#a89fd2

#b9b2db

#cbc6e4

#dcd9ed

#eeecf6

Tones

Color #968cc9 mixed toward gray.

#9991c4

#9d96bf

#a09bba

#a4a0b5

#a7a6b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292bd · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#9293b9 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#96b2af · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #968cc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968cc9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#968cc9 (#968cc9) is rgb(150, 140, 201) in RGB.

No, #968cc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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