#978e9d

Color #978e9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#978e9d

RGB

rgb(151, 142, 157)

HSL

hsl(276, 7.1%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 9.6%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 9.6%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(60.21, 6.24, -6.72)

LCH

lch(60.21, 9.17, 312.88)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0241, 312.15)

HWB

hwb(276, 55.7%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#949d8e

Analogous

#8f8e9d

#978e9d

#9d8e9b

Triadic

#978e9d

#9d978e

#8e9d97

Split-complementary

#978e9d

#9b9d8e

#8e9d8f

Tetradic

#978e9d

#9d8e94

#949d8e

#8e9d97

Square

#978e9d

#9d8f8e

#949d8e

#8e9b9d

Shades

Color #978e9d mixed toward black.

#7e7485

#655d6b

#4c4550

#332e35

#19171b

Tints

Color #978e9d mixed toward white.

#a8a1ad

#bab4be

#cbc6ce

#dcd9de

#eeecef

Tones

Color #978e9d mixed toward gray.

#978f9c

#96909a

#969299

#969398

#969497

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

#93939a · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#949499 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#979796 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #978e9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978e9d]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#978e9d (#978e9d) is rgb(151, 142, 157) in RGB.

No, #978e9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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