What color is #978298?

#978298 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978298?

The RGB value is 151, 130, 152: 151 red, 130 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978298?

The complementary color is #839882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978298 color

#978298 rgb(151, 130, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #978298 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 51% green and 59.6% blue (151, 130, 152).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#978298 color codes

HEX	`#978298`
RGB	`rgb(151, 130, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 51%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.89, 12.09, -8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.89, 14.95, 323.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.412, 24.812, 33.097)`
Decimal	`9929368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978298, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #978298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #978298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978298; }
.text { color: #978298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 130 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978298, #98828e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #978298?: #978298 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978298?: The RGB value is 151, 130, 152: 151 red, 130 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978298?: The complementary color is #839882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.