#978bbb

Color #978bbb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 21.26 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#978bbb

RGB

rgb(151, 139, 187)

HSL

hsl(255, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(60.46, 14.49, -23.4)

LCH

lch(60.46, 27.52, 301.77)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0713, 295.85)

HWB

hwb(255, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbb8b

Analogous

#8b97bb

#978bbb

#af8bbb

Triadic

#978bbb

#bb978b

#8bbb97

Split-complementary

#978bbb

#bbaf8b

#97bb8b

Tetradic

#978bbb

#bb8baf

#afbb8b

#8bbb97

Square

#978bbb

#bb8b97

#afbb8b

#8bbbaf

Shades

Color #978bbb mixed toward black.

#7869a7

#5e5089

#473c67

#2f2844

#181422

Tints

Color #978bbb mixed toward white.

#a89ec6

#bab2d2

#cbc5dd

#dcd8e8

#eeecf4

Tones

Color #978bbb mixed toward gray.

#998fb7

#9b93b3

#9d97af

#9f9bab

#a19fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292b1 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#9394ae · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#96a8a6 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978bbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978bbb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#978bbb (#978bbb) is rgb(151, 139, 187) in RGB.

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

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