Information about #987AEA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#987AEA is a strongly colored blue-purple violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Crocus Purple (#9172EC). Slightly further away sit Light Persian Blue (#968BE7) and Medium Purple (#9370DB).
The recipe behind #987AEA is rgb(152, 122, 234), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #987AEA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#987AEA color variations
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#987AEA color tints
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#987AEA color shades
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#987AEA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#987AEA color hues
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#987AEA 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 #987AEA color
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Nearest named colors to #987AEA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9172EC
#968BE7
#9370DB
#8F8CE7
#9E7BFF
#966FD6
#8A73D6
#AE8BE7
#807DDB
#A285D1
#9F65FF
#8366F4
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#987AEA
- RGB152, 122, 234
- CMYK32, 44, 0, 8
- CSSrgb(152, 122, 234)
- HSL256°, 73%, 70%
- HSL Precise256.071°, 72.727%, 69.804%
- HSV256°, 48%, 92%
- HSB256°, 48%, 92%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
- GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.478, 0.918)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.478, 0.918, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.478, 0.918)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID987AEA
- DECIMAL ID9992938
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
