#987ede

Color #987ede

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#987ede

RGB

rgb(152, 126, 222)

HSL

hsl(256.3, 59.3%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.3, 43.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.5%, 43.2%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(58.85, 30.86, -45.59)

LCH

lch(58.85, 55.05, 304.09)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.1409, 294.67)

HWB

hwb(256.3, 49.4%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4de7e

Analogous

#7e94de

#987ede

#c87ede

Triadic

#987ede

#de987e

#7ede98

Split-complementary

#987ede

#dec87e

#94de7e

Tetradic

#987ede

#de7ec4

#c4de7e

#7ede98

Square

#987ede

#de7e94

#c4de7e

#7edec8

Shades

Color #987ede mixed toward black.

#7350d2

#552fb9

#3f238b

#2a185c

#150c2e

Tints

Color #987ede mixed toward white.

#a993e3

#baa9e9

#cbbeee

#ddd4f4

#eee9f9

Tones

Color #987ede mixed toward gray.

#9c86d6

#9f8ece

#a396c6

#a79ebe

#aaa6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8dcc · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#8f91c7 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#97bcb9 · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 24.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #987ede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#987ede]

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

#987ede (#987ede) is rgb(152, 126, 222) in RGB.

No, #987ede is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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