#978bf9

Color #978bf9

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.13 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#978bf9

RGB

rgb(151, 139, 249)

HSL

hsl(246.5, 90.2%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.5, 44.2%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.4%, 44.2%, 0%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(63.25, 30.25, -53.6)

LCH

lch(63.25, 61.55, 299.44)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.1579, 286.52)

HWB

hwb(246.5, 54.5%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edf98b

Analogous

#8bb6f9

#978bf9

#ce8bf9

Triadic

#978bf9

#f9978b

#8bf997

Split-complementary

#978bf9

#f9ce8b

#b6f98b

Tetradic

#978bf9

#f98bed

#edf98b

#8bf997

Square

#978bf9

#f98bb6

#edf98b

#8bf9ce

Shades

Color #978bf9 mixed toward black.

#604ef6

#2910f3

#1c0ab9

#13067b

#09033e

Tints

Color #978bf9 mixed toward white.

#a89efa

#bab2fb

#cbc5fc

#dcd8fd

#eeecfe

Tones

Color #978bf9 mixed toward gray.

#9e94f0

#a59de7

#ada7de

#b4b0d4

#bbb9cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292e5 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#9394df · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#96d3ce · ΔE 33.1

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 25.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978bf9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978bf9]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#978bf9 (#978bf9) is rgb(151, 139, 249) in RGB.

No, #978bf9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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