#968dcb

Color #968dcb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.99 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#968dcb

RGB

rgb(150, 141, 203)

HSL

hsl(248.7, 37.3%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.7, 30.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 30.5%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(61.52, 16.85, -30.78)

LCH

lch(61.52, 35.09, 298.7)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0909, 290.41)

HWB

hwb(248.7, 55.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2cb8d

Analogous

#8da3cb

#968dcb

#b58dcb

Triadic

#968dcb

#cb968d

#8dcb96

Split-complementary

#968dcb

#cbb58d

#a3cb8d

Tetradic

#968dcb

#cb8dc2

#c2cb8d

#8dcb96

Square

#968dcb

#cb8da3

#c2cb8d

#8dcbb5

Shades

Color #968dcb mixed toward black.

#7266b9

#54489e

#3f3676

#2a244f

#151227

Tints

Color #968dcb mixed toward white.

#a8a0d4

#b9b3dc

#cbc6e5

#dcd9ee

#eeecf6

Tones

Color #968dcb mixed toward gray.

#9a92c6

#9d98c1

#a19dbc

#a5a2b6

#a8a7b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292be · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#9393bb · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#96b4b1 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #968dcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968dcb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#968dcb (#968dcb) is rgb(150, 141, 203) in RGB.

No, #968dcb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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