What color is #978EA7?

#978EA7 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 #978EA7?

The RGB value is 151, 142, 167: 151 red, 142 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978EA7?

The complementary color is #9EA78E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978EA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978EA7 color

#978EA7 rgb(151, 142, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #978EA7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 55.7% green and 65.5% blue (151, 142, 167).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#978EA7 color codes

HEX	`#978EA7`
RGB	`rgb(151, 142, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 55.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, 8.31, -11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 14.55, 304.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.409, 28.715, 40.545)`
Decimal	`9932455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978EA7, 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 #978EA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978EA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #978EA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978ea7; }
.text { color: #978ea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978ea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 142 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978ea7, #a48ea7); }

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Questions

What color is #978EA7?: #978EA7 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 #978EA7?: The RGB value is 151, 142, 167: 151 red, 142 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978EA7?: The complementary color is #9EA78E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978EA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.