#968eb9

Color #968eb9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#968eb9

RGB

rgb(150, 142, 185)

HSL

hsl(251.2, 23.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.2, 23.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 23.2%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(61.07, 11.98, -21.33)

LCH

lch(61.07, 24.46, 299.32)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0635, 293.09)

HWB

hwb(251.2, 55.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b98e

Analogous

#8e9bb9

#968eb9

#ab8eb9

Triadic

#968eb9

#b9968e

#8eb996

Split-complementary

#968eb9

#b9ab8e

#9bb98e

Tetradic

#968eb9

#b98eb1

#b1b98e

#8eb996

Square

#968eb9

#b98e9b

#b1b98e

#8eb9ab

Shades

Color #968eb9 mixed toward black.

#776ca4

#5d5387

#463f65

#2e2a43

#171522

Tints

Color #968eb9 mixed toward white.

#a7a1c5

#b9b4d0

#cac6dc

#dcd9e8

#edecf3

Tones

Color #968eb9 mixed toward gray.

#9892b5

#9a95b2

#9d99ae

#9f9cab

#a1a0a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393b0 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#9394ae · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#96a8a6 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #968eb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968eb9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#968eb9 (#968eb9) is rgb(150, 142, 185) in RGB.

No, #968eb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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