What color is #978FA8?

#978FA8 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 #978FA8?

The RGB value is 151, 143, 168: 151 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978FA8?

The complementary color is #A0A88F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978FA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978FA8 color

#978FA8 rgb(151, 143, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #978FA8 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.1% green and 65.9% blue (151, 143, 168).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#978FA8 color codes

HEX	`#978FA8`
RGB	`rgb(151, 143, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.83, 7.96, -12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.83, 14.45, 303.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.651, 29.051, 41.084)`
Decimal	`9932712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978FA8, 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 #978FA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978FA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #978FA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978fa8; }
.text { color: #978fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978fa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 143 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978fa8, #a48fa8); }

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Questions

What color is #978FA8?: #978FA8 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 #978FA8?: The RGB value is 151, 143, 168: 151 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978FA8?: The complementary color is #A0A88F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978FA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.