What color is #978DBA?

#978DBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978DBA?

The RGB value is 151, 141, 186: 151 red, 141 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978DBA?

The complementary color is #B0BA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978DBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978DBA color

#978DBA rgb(151, 141, 186)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.3% green and 72.9% blue (151, 141, 186).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#978DBA color codes

HEX	`#978DBA`
RGB	`rgb(151, 141, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 24%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.93, 13.11, -22.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.93, 25.69, 300.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.148, 29.174, 50.435)`
Decimal	`9932218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978DBA, 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 #978DBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978DBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #978DBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978dba; }
.text { color: #978dba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978dba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 141 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978dba, #ae8dba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #978DBA?: #978DBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978DBA?: The RGB value is 151, 141, 186: 151 red, 141 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978DBA?: The complementary color is #B0BA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978DBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.