What color is #978BB7?

#978BB7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978BB7?

The RGB value is 151, 139, 183: 151 red, 139 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978BB7?

The complementary color is #ABB78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978BB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978BB7 color

#978BB7 rgb(151, 139, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #978BB7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.5% green and 71.8% blue (151, 139, 183).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#978BB7 color codes

HEX	`#978BB7`
RGB	`rgb(151, 139, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, 13.56, -21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 25.31, 302.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.541, 28.463, 48.676)`
Decimal	`9931703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978BB7, 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 #978BB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978BB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #978BB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978bb7; }
.text { color: #978bb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978bb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 139 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978bb7, #ad8bb7); }

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Questions

What color is #978BB7?: #978BB7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978BB7?: The RGB value is 151, 139, 183: 151 red, 139 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978BB7?: The complementary color is #ABB78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978BB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.