#978e98

Color #978e98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#978e98

RGB

rgb(151, 142, 152)

HSL

hsl(294, 4.6%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294, 6.6%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(60.06, 5.24, -4.09)

LCH

lch(60.06, 6.65, 322.03)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.018, 322.68)

HWB

hwb(294, 55.7%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f988e

Analogous

#928e98

#978e98

#988e94

Triadic

#978e98

#98978e

#8e9897

Split-complementary

#978e98

#94988e

#8e9892

Tetradic

#978e98

#988e8f

#8f988e

#8e9897

Square

#978e98

#98928e

#8f988e

#8e9498

Shades

Color #978e98 mixed toward black.

#7f7580

#665d66

#4c464d

#332f33

#19171a

Tints

Color #978e98 mixed toward white.

#a8a1a9

#bab4ba

#cbc6cb

#dcd9dd

#eeecee

Tones

Color #978e98 mixed toward gray.

#968f97

#969096

#959095

#949195

#949294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939396 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#949495 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#979493 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978e98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978e98]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#978e98 (#978e98) is rgb(151, 142, 152) in RGB.

No, #978e98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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