#978c9e

Color #978c9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#978c9e

RGB

rgb(151, 140, 158)

HSL

hsl(276.7, 8.5%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.7, 11.4%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 11.4%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(59.71, 7.58, -8.04)

LCH

lch(59.71, 11.05, 313.31)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0292, 312.5)

HWB

hwb(276.7, 54.9%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#939e8c

Analogous

#8e8c9e

#978c9e

#9e8c9c

Triadic

#978c9e

#9e978c

#8c9e97

Split-complementary

#978c9e

#9c9e8c

#8c9e8e

Tetradic

#978c9e

#9e8c93

#939e8c

#8c9e97

Square

#978c9e

#9e8e8c

#939e8c

#8c9c9e

Shades

Color #978c9e mixed toward black.

#7e7287

#655b6c

#4c4451

#332d36

#19171b

Tints

Color #978c9e mixed toward white.

#a89fae

#bab2be

#cbc5ce

#dcd9df

#eeecef

Tones

Color #978c9e mixed toward gray.

#978d9c

#968f9b

#969099

#969298

#959396

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92929a · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#939499 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#969796 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978c9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978c9e]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#978c9e (#978c9e) is rgb(151, 140, 158) in RGB.

No, #978c9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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