#978e99

Color #978e99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#978e99

RGB

rgb(151, 142, 153)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 5.1%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 7.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 7.2%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(60.09, 5.44, -4.62)

LCH

lch(60.09, 7.14, 319.66)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0192, 320.08)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 55.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90998e

Analogous

#918e99

#978e99

#998e95

Triadic

#978e99

#99978e

#8e9997

Split-complementary

#978e99

#95998e

#8e9991

Tetradic

#978e99

#998e90

#90998e

#8e9997

Square

#978e99

#99918e

#90998e

#8e9599

Shades

Color #978e99 mixed toward black.

#7f7581

#655d67

#4c464d

#332f34

#19171a

Tints

Color #978e99 mixed toward white.

#a8a1aa

#bab4bb

#cbc6cc

#dcd9dd

#eeecee

Tones

Color #978e99 mixed toward gray.

#968f98

#969097

#959196

#959295

#949294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939396 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#949496 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#979494 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978e99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978e99]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#978e99 (#978e99) is rgb(151, 142, 153) in RGB.

No, #978e99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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