#978bc4

Color #978bc4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.13 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#978bc4

RGB

rgb(151, 139, 196)

HSL

hsl(252.6, 32.6%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.6, 29.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23%, 29.1%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(60.81, 16.61, -27.94)

LCH

lch(60.81, 32.5, 300.73)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0842, 293.67)

HWB

hwb(252.6, 54.5%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c48b

Analogous

#8b9cc4

#978bc4

#b48bc4

Triadic

#978bc4

#c4978b

#8bc497

Split-complementary

#978bc4

#c4b48b

#9cc48b

Tetradic

#978bc4

#c48bb8

#b8c48b

#8bc497

Square

#978bc4

#c48b9c

#b8c48b

#8bc4b4

Shades

Color #978bc4 mixed toward black.

#7666b1

#5b4b94

#44386f

#2d264a

#171325

Tints

Color #978bc4 mixed toward white.

#a89ece

#bab2d8

#cbc5e2

#dcd8eb

#eeecf5

Tones

Color #978bc4 mixed toward gray.

#9a90bf

#9d95bb

#9f99b6

#a29eb1

#a5a3ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292b8 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#9394b5 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#96aeac · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #978bc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978bc4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#978bc4 (#978bc4) is rgb(151, 139, 196) in RGB.

No, #978bc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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