#978AEA#978AEA
#978AEA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.139 H 288.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #978AEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 138, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 70%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.5%, 41%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.25, 26.80, -46.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.25, 54.03, 299.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.51% 0.0438 -0.1318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.51% 0.139 288.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6983, 30.6958, 81.8173) |
| Luminance | 0.3070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.07
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.62
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.35
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.12
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.91
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 8.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#978AEA #DDEA8A
analogous
#8AADEA #978AEA #C78AEA
triadic
#978AEA #EA978A #8AEA97
tetradic
#978AEA #EA8AAD #DDEA8A #8AEAC7
square
#978AEA #EA8AAD #DDEA8A #8AEAC7
split-complementary
#978AEA #EAC78A #ADEA8A
monochromatic
#3D26D4 #6956E1 #978AEA #C5BEF3 #E8E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#978AEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#978AEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #978AEA
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##978AEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##978AEA | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B99EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A94E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#829CAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #978aea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 138, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.139 288.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8acf1',
500: '#978aea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #978aea; $custom-light: #b8acf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#978aea",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 138,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.125,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68511,
"c": 0.13892,
"h": 288.4
},
"luminance": 0.30697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#978AEA
secondary
#EFF2D9
accent
#D214B8
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85