#978BD2#978BD2

#978BD2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.104 H 291.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#978BD2
RGB	rgb(151, 139, 210)
HSL	hsl(250, 44%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(250, 34%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 33.8%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.39, 20.04, -34.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.39, 40.24, 299.87°)
OKLab	oklab(67.49% 0.0374 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(67.49% 0.104 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(33.6251, 29.6971, 64.9208)
Luminance	0.2970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#978BD2 #C6D28B

analogous

#8BA2D2 #978BD2 #BA8BD2

triadic

#978BD2 #D2978B #8BD297

tetradic

#978BD2 #D28BA2 #C6D28B #8BD2BA

square

#978BD2 #D28BA2 #C6D28B #8BD2BA

split-complementary

#978BD2 #D2BA8B #A2D28B

monochromatic

#503FA3 #6F5FC1 #978BD2 #BFB7E3 #E6E3F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#978BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.94

#978BD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #978BD2

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##978BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##978BD2	1.00	3.03	6.94	6.94
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7895D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7893D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A97A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #978bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 139, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.104 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7ade0',
    500: '#978bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #978bd2;
$custom-light: #b7ade0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#978bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.141,
    "s": 44.099,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67494,
    "c": 0.104,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#978BD2

secondary

#E3E7D2

accent

#B72EA0

background

#FBFAFD

surface

#F6F4FB

border

#D0CED4

text

#111015

muted

#807F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #978BD2

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