#978aeb

Color #978aeb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.48 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#978aeb

RGB

rgb(151, 138, 235)

HSL

hsl(248, 70.8%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248, 41.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.7%, 41.3%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(62.3, 27.07, -47.39)

LCH

lch(62.3, 54.58, 299.74)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.1403, 288.28)

HWB

hwb(248, 54.1%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deeb8a

Analogous

#8aadeb

#978aeb

#c78aeb

Triadic

#978aeb

#eb978a

#8aeb97

Split-complementary

#978aeb

#ebc78a

#adeb8a

Tetradic

#978aeb

#eb8ade

#deeb8a

#8aeb97

Square

#978aeb

#eb8aad

#deeb8a

#8aebc7

Shades

Color #978aeb mixed toward black.

#6855e2

#3c24d4

#2d1b9f

#1e126a

#0f0935

Tints

Color #978aeb mixed toward white.

#a89dee

#bab1f2

#cbc4f5

#dcd8f8

#eeebfc

Tones

Color #978aeb mixed toward gray.

#9d92e3

#a39adb

#a9a2d3

#afaacb

#b4b2c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9291d9 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#9293d4 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#96c9c5 · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 24.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #978aeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978aeb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#978aeb (#978aeb) is rgb(151, 138, 235) in RGB.

No, #978aeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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