968AAA

#968AAA closest to Hatoba Pigeon

#968AAA is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.1% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(150, 138, 170)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 16% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #968AAA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.51:1.

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Variations of #968AAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#968AAA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#968AAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #968AAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #868FA9
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #848FAB
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #898EAB
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #868FA9
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8B8EA9
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #938E95
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #958CA1
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #918E96

#968AAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.22:1 Poor#968AAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.51:1 Good#968AAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#968AAA in CSS

/* Hatoba Pigeon */
.color { color: #968AAA; }
.background { background-color: #968AAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #968AAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(150 138 170);
color: hsl(262 16% 60%);
color: oklch(0.655 0.049 302.2);

#968AAA FAQ

What color is #968AAA?

#968AAA is a medium, muted purple. Its closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #968AAA?

#968AAA is rgb(150, 138, 170) in RGB, hsl(262, 16%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #968AAA?

The complementary color of #968AAA is #9EAA8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #968AAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #968AAA: 6.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #968AAA a warm or cool color?

#968AAA is a cool color.