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#968DFD

#968dfd ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#968dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.71% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 244.82°, with 96.55% saturation and 77.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 9.72.

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Relative luminance0.3263

Complementary

  1. #968dfd
  2. #f4fd8d

Split complementary

  1. #968dfd
  2. #fdce8d
  3. #bcfd8d

Analogous

  1. #8dbcfd
  2. #968dfd
  3. #ce8dfd

Triadic

  1. #968dfd
  2. #fd968d
  3. #8dfd96

Tetradic

  1. #968dfd
  2. #fd8df4
  3. #f4fd8d
  4. #8dfd96

Square

  1. #968dfd
  2. #fd8dbc
  3. #f4fd8d
  4. #8dfdce

Monochromatic

  1. #1704ed
  2. #5142fc
  3. #968dfd
  4. #dbd8fe
  5. #edebff

Shades

#968dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968dfd
  2. #877fe4
  3. #7871ca
  4. #6963b1
  5. #5a5598
  6. #4b477f
  7. #3c3865
  8. #2d2a4c
  9. #1e1c33
  10. #0f0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#968dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968dfd
  2. #a198fd
  3. #aba4fd
  4. #b6affe
  5. #c0bbfe
  6. #cbc6fe
  7. #d5d1fe
  8. #e0ddfe
  9. #eae8ff
  10. #f5f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968dfd
  2. #948cf1
  3. #928ae4
  4. #8f89d8
  5. #8d88cb
  6. #8b87bf
  7. #8985b2
  8. #8784a6
  9. #848399
  10. #82818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9995ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #639eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6097fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78a4b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b97ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7993fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #859bd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968dfd {
  color: #968dfd;
}
Background
.bg-968dfd {
  background-color: #968dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968dfd {
  border: 2px solid #968dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 97% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968dfd, #ce8dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.72 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.02 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.20 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.43 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.79 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.82 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.94 #697202 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#968dfd  rgb(150, 141, 253)  hsl(245, 97%, 77%)  Medium Purple
#f4fd8d  rgb(244, 253, 141)  hsl(65, 97%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#fd968d  rgb(253, 150, 141)  hsl(5, 97%, 77%)  Vivid Tangerine
#8dfd96  rgb(141, 253, 150)  hsl(125, 97%, 77%)  Mint Green