#968fa6

Color #968fa6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#968fa6

RGB

rgb(150, 143, 166)

HSL

hsl(258.3, 11.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.3, 13.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 13.9%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(60.68, 7.19, -11.16)

LCH

lch(60.68, 13.28, 302.79)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0345, 299.31)

HWB

hwb(258.3, 56.1%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa68f

Analogous

#8f94a6

#968fa6

#a28fa6

Triadic

#968fa6

#a6968f

#8fa696

Split-complementary

#968fa6

#a6a28f

#94a68f

Tetradic

#968fa6

#a68f9f

#9fa68f

#8fa696

Square

#968fa6

#a68f94

#9fa68f

#8fa6a2

Shades

Color #968fa6 mixed toward black.

#7b728f

#625b73

#4a4456

#312e39

#19171d

Tints

Color #968fa6 mixed toward white.

#a8a2b5

#b9b4c4

#cbc7d2

#dcdae1

#eeecf0

Tones

Color #968fa6 mixed toward gray.

#9791a4

#9893a2

#9895a0

#99979e

#9a999c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a1 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#9394a0 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#969d9c · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 11.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #968fa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968fa6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#968fa6 (#968fa6) is rgb(150, 143, 166) in RGB.

No, #968fa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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