#978AE2#978AE2
#978AE2 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.128 H 289.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #978AE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 138, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 60%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.2%, 38.9%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.87, 24.70, -43.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.87, 49.66, 299.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.09% 0.0423 -0.1207) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.09% 0.128 289.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5748, 30.2464, 75.9006) |
| Luminance | 0.3025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.48
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.78
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.54
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.85
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.82
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#978AE2 #D5E28A
analogous
#8AA9E2 #978AE2 #C38AE2
triadic
#978AE2 #E2978A #8AE297
tetradic
#978AE2 #E28AA9 #D5E28A #8AE2C3
square
#978AE2 #E28AA9 #D5E28A #8AE2C3
split-complementary
#978AE2 #E2C38A #A9E28A
monochromatic
#4630C2 #6B59D6 #978AE2 #C3BBEE #E9E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#978AE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#978AE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #978AE2
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##978AE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##978AE2 | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F97E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F93E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#859AAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #978ae2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 138, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.128 289.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8aceb',
500: '#978ae2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #978ae2; $custom-light: #b8aceb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#978ae2",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 138,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.864,
"s": 60.274,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68093,
"c": 0.12789,
"h": 289.3
},
"luminance": 0.30247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#978AE2
secondary
#ECEFD8
accent
#C81EAF
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#121016
muted
#817F84