#978cad

Color #978cad

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#978cad

RGB

rgb(151, 140, 173)

HSL

hsl(260, 16.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 19.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 19.1%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(60.21, 10.75, -15.84)

LCH

lch(60.21, 19.14, 304.16)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0498, 300.27)

HWB

hwb(260, 54.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2ad8c

Analogous

#8c92ad

#978cad

#a88cad

Triadic

#978cad

#ad978c

#8cad97

Split-complementary

#978cad

#ada88c

#92ad8c

Tetradic

#978cad

#ad8ca2

#a2ad8c

#8cad97

Square

#978cad

#ad8c92

#a2ad8c

#8cada8

Shades

Color #978cad mixed toward black.

#7c6e97

#63577a

#4a415b

#312b3d

#19161e

Tints

Color #978cad mixed toward white.

#a89fbb

#bab2c8

#cbc6d6

#dcd9e4

#eeecf1

Tones

Color #978cad mixed toward gray.

#988faa

#9992a8

#9a94a5

#9b97a2

#9c9a9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292a6 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#9394a4 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#96a09e · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978cad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978cad]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#978cad (#978cad) is rgb(151, 140, 173) in RGB.

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

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