#978bd6

Color #978bd6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.1 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#978bd6

RGB

rgb(151, 139, 214)

HSL

hsl(249.6, 47.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.6, 35%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 35%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(61.57, 21.05, -36.86)

LCH

lch(61.57, 42.45, 299.73)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.1096, 290.5)

HWB

hwb(249.6, 54.5%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cad68b

Analogous

#8ba4d6

#978bd6

#bc8bd6

Triadic

#978bd6

#d6978b

#8bd697

Split-complementary

#978bd6

#d6bc8b

#a4d68b

Tetradic

#978bd6

#d68bca

#cad68b

#8bd697

Square

#978bd6

#d68ba4

#cad68b

#8bd6bc

Shades

Color #978bd6 mixed toward black.

#705fc7

#4f3dae

#3c2e82

#281f57

#140f2b

Tints

Color #978bd6 mixed toward white.

#a89edd

#bab2e4

#cbc5eb

#dcd8f1

#eeecf8

Tones

Color #978bd6 mixed toward gray.

#9b91d0

#9f97c9

#a49ec3

#a8a4bd

#acaab7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292c7 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#9394c3 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#96bab7 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 22.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978bd6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978bd6]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#978bd6 (#978bd6) is rgb(151, 139, 214) in RGB.

No, #978bd6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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