What color is #978BAB?

#978BAB 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 #978BAB?

The RGB value is 151, 139, 171: 151 red, 139 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978BAB?

The complementary color is #9FAB8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978BAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978BAB color

#978BAB rgb(151, 139, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #978BAB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.5% green and 67.1% blue (151, 139, 171).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#978BAB color codes

HEX	`#978BAB`
RGB	`rgb(151, 139, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, 10.89, -15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 18.7, 305.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.344, 27.985, 42.376)`
Decimal	`9931691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978BAB, 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 #978BAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978BAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #978BAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978bab; }
.text { color: #978bab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978bab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 139 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978bab, #a78bab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #978BAB?: #978BAB 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 #978BAB?: The RGB value is 151, 139, 171: 151 red, 139 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978BAB?: The complementary color is #9FAB8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978BAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.