What color is #978AAE?

#978AAE 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 #978AAE?

The RGB value is 151, 138, 174: 151 red, 138 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978AAE?

The complementary color is #A1AE8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978AAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978AAE color

#978AAE rgb(151, 138, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #978AAE is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.1% green and 68.2% blue (151, 138, 174).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#978AAE color codes

HEX	`#978AAE`
RGB	`rgb(151, 138, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.72, 12.12, -17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.72, 21, 305.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.489, 27.812, 43.851)`
Decimal	`9931438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978AAE, 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 #978AAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978AAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #978AAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978aae; }
.text { color: #978aae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978aae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 138 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978aae, #a98aae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #978AAE?: #978AAE 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 #978AAE?: The RGB value is 151, 138, 174: 151 red, 138 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978AAE?: The complementary color is #A1AE8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978AAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.