#968cdd

Color #968cdd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.69 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#968cdd

RGB

rgb(150, 140, 221)

HSL

hsl(247.4, 54.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.4, 36.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 36.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(62.05, 21.98, -40.02)

LCH

lch(62.05, 45.66, 298.78)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.1179, 288.54)

HWB

hwb(247.4, 54.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3dd8c

Analogous

#8cabdd

#968cdd

#bf8cdd

Triadic

#968cdd

#dd968c

#8cdd96

Split-complementary

#968cdd

#ddbf8c

#abdd8c

Tetradic

#968cdd

#dd8cd3

#d3dd8c

#8cdd96

Square

#968cdd

#dd8cab

#d3dd8c

#8cddbf

Shades

Color #968cdd mixed toward black.

#6c5ecf

#4737ba

#35298b

#241b5d

#120e2e

Tints

Color #968cdd mixed toward white.

#a89fe3

#b9b2e8

#cbc6ee

#dcd9f4

#eeecf9

Tones

Color #968cdd mixed toward gray.

#9b93d6

#a09ad0

#a5a0c9

#aaa7c2

#afaebb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292cd · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#9293c9 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#96bfbc · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #968cdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968cdd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#968cdd (#968cdd) is rgb(150, 140, 221) in RGB.

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

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