What color is #978AAD?

#978AAD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978AAD?

The RGB value is 151, 138, 173: 151 red, 138 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978AAD?

The complementary color is #A0AD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978AAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978AAD color

#978AAD rgb(151, 138, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #978AAD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.1% green and 67.8% blue (151, 138, 173).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#978AAD color codes

HEX	`#978AAD`
RGB	`rgb(151, 138, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.68, 11.9, -16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.68, 20.45, 305.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.392, 27.773, 43.339)`
Decimal	`9931437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978AAD, 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 #978AAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978AAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #978AAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978aad; }
.text { color: #978aad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978aad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 138 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978aad, #a98aad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #978AAD?: #978AAD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978AAD?: The RGB value is 151, 138, 173: 151 red, 138 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978AAD?: The complementary color is #A0AD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978AAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.