#978ef2

Color #978ef2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.38 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#978ef2

RGB

rgb(151, 142, 242)

HSL

hsl(245.4, 79.4%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.4, 41.3%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 41.3%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(63.62, 26.63, -49.17)

LCH

lch(63.62, 55.92, 298.44)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.1441, 286.12)

HWB

hwb(245.4, 55.7%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9f28e

Analogous

#8eb7f2

#978ef2

#c98ef2

Triadic

#978ef2

#f2978e

#8ef297

Split-complementary

#978ef2

#f2c98e

#b7f28e

Tetradic

#978ef2

#f28ee9

#e9f28e

#8ef297

Square

#978ef2

#f28eb7

#e9f28e

#8ef2c9

Shades

Color #978ef2 mixed toward black.

#6255eb

#2d1be5

#2114ac

#160d73

#0b0739

Tints

Color #978ef2 mixed toward white.

#a8a1f4

#bab4f6

#cbc7f9

#dcd9fb

#eeecfd

Tones

Color #978ef2 mixed toward gray.

#9e96ea

#a59fe1

#aca7d9

#b2afd1

#b9b8c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393df · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9494da · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#97cecb · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 25

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #978ef2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978ef2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#978ef2 (#978ef2) is rgb(151, 142, 242) in RGB.

No, #978ef2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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