#968ecd

Color #968ecd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.4 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#968ecd

RGB

rgb(150, 142, 205)

HSL

hsl(247.6, 38.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.6, 30.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 30.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(61.86, 16.77, -31.38)

LCH

lch(61.86, 35.58, 298.12)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0922, 289.52)

HWB

hwb(247.6, 55.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5cd8e

Analogous

#8ea5cd

#968ecd

#b58ecd

Triadic

#968ecd

#cd968e

#8ecd96

Split-complementary

#968ecd

#cdb58e

#a5cd8e

Tetradic

#968ecd

#cd8ec5

#c5cd8e

#8ecd96

Square

#968ecd

#cd8ea5

#c5cd8e

#8ecdb5

Shades

Color #968ecd mixed toward black.

#7166bb

#5247a0

#3e3578

#292350

#151228

Tints

Color #968ecd mixed toward white.

#a7a1d5

#b9b4de

#cac6e6

#dcd9ee

#edecf7

Tones

Color #968ecd mixed toward gray.

#9a93c8

#9e98c2

#a29ebd

#a6a3b8

#a9a8b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393c0 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#9394bd · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#96b5b3 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #968ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#968ecd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#968ecd (#968ecd) is rgb(150, 142, 205) in RGB.

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

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