What color is #978CA4?

#978CA4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978CA4?

The RGB value is 151, 140, 164: 151 red, 140 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978CA4?

The complementary color is #99A48C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978CA4?

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.

#978CA4 color

#978CA4 rgb(151, 140, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #978CA4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 54.9% green and 64.3% blue (151, 140, 164).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#978CA4 color codes

HEX	`#978CA4`
RGB	`rgb(151, 140, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 54.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.9, 8.82, -11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.9, 14.23, 308.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.84, 28.016, 39.003)`
Decimal	`9931940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978CA4, 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 #978CA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978CA4 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 #978CA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978ca4; }
.text { color: #978ca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978ca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 140 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978ca4, #a38ca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #978CA4?: #978CA4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978CA4?: The RGB value is 151, 140, 164: 151 red, 140 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978CA4?: The complementary color is #99A48C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978CA4?: 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.