#978ecd

Color #978ecd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.64 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#978ecd

RGB

rgb(151, 142, 205)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 38.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 30.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 30.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(61.94, 17.07, -31.25)

LCH

lch(61.94, 35.61, 298.65)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0923, 290.22)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 55.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cd8e

Analogous

#8ea4cd

#978ecd

#b68ecd

Triadic

#978ecd

#cd978e

#8ecd97

Split-complementary

#978ecd

#cdb68e

#a4cd8e

Tetradic

#978ecd

#cd8ec4

#c4cd8e

#8ecd97

Square

#978ecd

#cd8ea4

#c4cd8e

#8ecdb6

Shades

Color #978ecd mixed toward black.

#7266bb

#5447a0

#3f3578

#2a2350

#151228

Tints

Color #978ecd mixed toward white.

#a8a1d5

#bab4de

#cbc6e6

#dcd9ee

#eeecf7

Tones

Color #978ecd mixed toward gray.

#9b93c8

#9e98c2

#a29ebd

#a6a3b8

#aaa8b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393c0 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#9494bd · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#97b5b3 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #978ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978ecd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#978ecd (#978ecd) is rgb(151, 142, 205) in RGB.

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

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