#978bab

Color #978bab

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#978bab

RGB

rgb(151, 139, 171)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 16%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 18.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 18.7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(59.88, 10.89, -15.2)

LCH

lch(59.88, 18.7, 305.62)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0487, 302.16)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 54.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fab8b

Analogous

#8b8fab

#978bab

#a78bab

Triadic

#978bab

#ab978b

#8bab97

Split-complementary

#978bab

#aba78b

#8fab8b

Tetradic

#978bab

#ab8b9f

#9fab8b

#8bab97

Square

#978bab

#ab8b8f

#9fab8b

#8baba7

Shades

Color #978bab mixed toward black.

#7c6d95

#635778

#4a415a

#322b3c

#19161e

Tints

Color #978bab mixed toward white.

#a89eb9

#bab2c7

#cbc5d5

#dcd8e3

#eeecf1

Tones

Color #978bab mixed toward gray.

#988ea8

#9890a6

#9993a3

#9a96a0

#9a989e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292a4 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#9394a2 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#969e9d · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978bab]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#978bab (#978bab) is rgb(151, 139, 171) in RGB.

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

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