#978cc5

Color #978cc5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.25 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#978cc5

RGB

rgb(151, 140, 197)

HSL

hsl(251.6, 32.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.6, 28.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.4%, 28.9%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(61.1, 16.27, -28.05)

LCH

lch(61.1, 32.43, 300.12)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.084, 292.84)

HWB

hwb(251.6, 54.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bac58c

Analogous

#8c9ec5

#978cc5

#b48cc5

Triadic

#978cc5

#c5978c

#8cc597

Split-complementary

#978cc5

#c5b48c

#9ec58c

Tetradic

#978cc5

#c58cba

#bac58c

#8cc597

Square

#978cc5

#c58c9e

#bac58c

#8cc5b4

Shades

Color #978cc5 mixed toward black.

#7567b2

#5a4b95

#433970

#2d264b

#161325

Tints

Color #978cc5 mixed toward white.

#a89fcf

#bab2d8

#cbc6e2

#dcd9ec

#eeecf5

Tones

Color #978cc5 mixed toward gray.

#9a91c0

#9d96bc

#a09ab7

#a39fb2

#a6a4ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292b9 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9394b6 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#96afad · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 19.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978cc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978cc5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#978cc5 (#978cc5) is rgb(151, 140, 197) in RGB.

No, #978cc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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