#968ead

Color #968ead

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#968ead

RGB

rgb(150, 142, 173)

HSL

hsl(255.5, 15.9%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.5, 17.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(60.65, 9.27, -15.18)

LCH

lch(60.65, 17.79, 301.41)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0462, 296.9)

HWB

hwb(255.5, 55.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5ad8e

Analogous

#8e96ad

#968ead

#a68ead

Triadic

#968ead

#ad968e

#8ead96

Split-complementary

#968ead

#ada68e

#96ad8e

Tetradic

#968ead

#ad8ea5

#a5ad8e

#8ead96

Square

#968ead

#ad8e96

#a5ad8e

#8eada6

Shades

Color #968ead mixed toward black.

#7a7097

#61587a

#49425b

#302c3d

#18161e

Tints

Color #968ead mixed toward white.

#a8a1bb

#b9b4c8

#cbc7d6

#dcd9e4

#eeecf1

Tones

Color #968ead mixed toward gray.

#9791aa

#9993a8

#9a96a5

#9b98a3

#9c9ba0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a6 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#9394a4 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#96a19f · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #968ead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968ead]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#968ead (#968ead) is rgb(150, 142, 173) in RGB.

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

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