#968ecb

Color #968ecb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 20.15 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#968ecb

RGB

rgb(150, 142, 203)

HSL

hsl(247.9, 37%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.9, 30%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(61.78, 16.28, -30.39)

LCH

lch(61.78, 34.48, 298.18)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0894, 289.81)

HWB

hwb(247.9, 55.7%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cb8e

Analogous

#8ea4cb

#968ecb

#b48ecb

Triadic

#968ecb

#cb968e

#8ecb96

Split-complementary

#968ecb

#cbb48e

#a4cb8e

Tetradic

#968ecb

#cb8ec3

#c3cb8e

#8ecb96

Square

#968ecb

#cb8ea4

#c3cb8e

#8ecbb4

Shades

Color #968ecb mixed toward black.

#7166b9

#54489d

#3f3676

#2a244f

#151227

Tints

Color #968ecb mixed toward white.

#a7a1d4

#b9b4dc

#cac6e5

#dcd9ee

#edecf6

Tones

Color #968ecb mixed toward gray.

#9a93c6

#9d98c1

#a19dbc

#a5a2b7

#a9a7b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393bf · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#9394bb · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#96b4b1 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #968ecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968ecb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#968ecb (#968ecb) is rgb(150, 142, 203) in RGB.

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

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