#978eb2

Color #978eb2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#978eb2

RGB

rgb(151, 142, 178)

HSL

hsl(255, 18.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 20.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(60.9, 10.71, -17.62)

LCH

lch(60.9, 20.62, 301.29)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0536, 296.37)

HWB

hwb(255, 55.7%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b28e

Analogous

#8e97b2

#978eb2

#a98eb2

Triadic

#978eb2

#b2978e

#8eb297

Split-complementary

#978eb2

#b2a98e

#97b28e

Tetradic

#978eb2

#b28ea9

#a9b28e

#8eb297

Square

#978eb2

#b28e97

#a9b28e

#8eb2a9

Shades

Color #978eb2 mixed toward black.

#7a6e9c

#61567f

#48415f

#302b3f

#181620

Tints

Color #978eb2 mixed toward white.

#a8a1bf

#bab4cc

#cbc6d8

#dcd9e5

#eeecf2

Tones

Color #978eb2 mixed toward gray.

#9891af

#9a94ac

#9b97a9

#9d9aa6

#9e9da3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393aa · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#9494a8 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#97a4a2 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #978eb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978eb2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#978eb2 (#978eb2) is rgb(151, 142, 178) in RGB.

No, #978eb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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