#968ea7

Color #968ea7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#968ea7

RGB

rgb(150, 142, 167)

HSL

hsl(259.2, 12.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.2, 15%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 15%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(60.44, 7.97, -12.08)

LCH

lch(60.44, 14.47, 303.42)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.0376, 299.97)

HWB

hwb(259.2, 55.7%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa78e

Analogous

#8e93a7

#968ea7

#a38ea7

Triadic

#968ea7

#a7968e

#8ea796

Split-complementary

#968ea7

#a7a38e

#93a78e

Tetradic

#968ea7

#a78e9f

#9fa78e

#8ea796

Square

#968ea7

#a78e93

#9fa78e

#8ea7a3

Shades

Color #968ea7 mixed toward black.

#7b7190

#625a74

#4a4457

#312d3a

#19171d

Tints

Color #968ea7 mixed toward white.

#a8a1b6

#b9b4c4

#cbc7d3

#dcd9e2

#eeecf0

Tones

Color #968ea7 mixed toward gray.

#9790a5

#9892a3

#9894a1

#99969f

#9a989d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a1 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#9394a0 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#969d9c · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #968ea7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968ea7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Rebecca Purple #663399

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#968ea7 (#968ea7) is rgb(150, 142, 167) in RGB.

No, #968ea7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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