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#968ACC Color

#968ACC is rgb(150, 138, 204) in RGB, hsl(251, 39%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#968ACC
HEX#968ACC
RGBrgb(150, 138, 204)
HSLhsl(251, 39%, 67%)
HSVhsv(251, 32%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.097 291.9)
LABlab(60.49% 15.50 -32.75)
LCHlch(60.49% 36.23 295.33)

What #968ACC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #968ACC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.19Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.76Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.93Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.59Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.03Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 13.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#968ACC Channel Values

How #968ACC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 150 · G 138 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 39% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 32% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #968ACC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #968ACC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #968ACC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#968ACC
Complementary
#C0CC8A
Analogous
#8A9FCC
Analogous
#B78ACC
Triadic
#CC968A
Triadic
#8ACC96
Split comp.
#CCB78A
Split comp.
#9FCC8A

Tints & Shades of #968ACC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A398D2
#B3AADA
#BFB8E0
#CFCAE8
#DCD8EE
#ECEAF6

Shades

#796ABE
#5E4CAE
#4D3E8E
#3C306E
#2A224E
#19142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #968ACC.

How #968ACC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#968ACC
Protanopia#8C8CCC
Protanomaly#908BCC
Deuteranopia#8E8ECC
Deuteranomaly#918CCC
Tritanopia#8C9494
Tritanomaly#9090AD
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #968ACC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-968acc: #968ACC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #968ACC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-968acc': '#968ACC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.541, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_968acc">#968ACC</color>
SVG fillfill="#968ACC"

More Blue Colors

#968ACC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#968ACC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #968ACC?

#968ACC is a light blue — rgb(150, 138, 204) in RGB and hsl(251, 39%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #968ACC?

#968ACC is rgb(150, 138, 204) — red 150, green 138, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #968ACC?

#968ACC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #968ACC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #968ACC scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #968ACC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #968ACC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 21.44, which is visibly different.

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