Information about #968FBD color
Basic facts about this digital color
A mildly saturated classic blue, #968FBD floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cold Purple (#9D8ABF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cool Violet (#A189BA) and Birdcage (#9D9CB7).
The recipe behind #968FBD is rgb(150, 143, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#968FBD color variations
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#968FBD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#968FBD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#968FBD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#968FBD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#968FBD color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #968FBD color
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Nearest named colors to #968FBD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9D8ABF
#A189BA
#9D9CB7
#9D9CB4
#A09BB2
#93A2BA
#8C92AC
#93A2B7
#AA8CBC
#9F90D0
#967BB6
#8E97AB
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#968FBD
- RGB150, 143, 189
- CMYK15, 18, 0, 26
- CSSrgb(150, 143, 189)
- HSL249°, 26%, 65%
- HSL Precise249.13°, 25.843%, 65.098%
- HSV249°, 24%, 74%
- HSB249°, 24%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
- GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.561, 0.741)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.561, 0.741, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.561, 0.741)
- Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID968FBD
- DECIMAL ID9867197
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
