#978cc3

Color #978cc3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.4 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#978cc3

RGB

rgb(151, 140, 195)

HSL

hsl(252, 31.4%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 28.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 28.2%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(61.02, 15.8, -27.04)

LCH

lch(61.02, 31.32, 300.3)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0811, 293.24)

HWB

hwb(252, 54.9%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c38c

Analogous

#8c9dc3

#978cc3

#b38cc3

Triadic

#978cc3

#c3978c

#8cc397

Split-complementary

#978cc3

#c3b38c

#9dc38c

Tetradic

#978cc3

#c38cb8

#b8c38c

#8cc397

Square

#978cc3

#c38c9d

#b8c38c

#8cc3b3

Shades

Color #978cc3 mixed toward black.

#7667b0

#5b4d93

#44396e

#2d2649

#171325

Tints

Color #978cc3 mixed toward white.

#a89fcd

#bab2d7

#cbc6e1

#dcd9eb

#eeecf5

Tones

Color #978cc3 mixed toward gray.

#9a91be

#9d95ba

#9f9ab5

#a29eb1

#a5a3ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292b8 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9394b5 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#96aeac · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #978cc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978cc3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#978cc3 (#978cc3) is rgb(151, 140, 195) in RGB.

No, #978cc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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