#978BDB#978BDB
#978BDB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.117 H 289.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #978BDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 139, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 53%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 37%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.1%, 36.5%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.79, 22.32, -39.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.79, 45.20, 299.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.93% 0.0395 -0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.93% 0.117 289.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7780, 30.1583, 70.9929) |
| Luminance | 0.3016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.29
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.97
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.85
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.49
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.83
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#978BDB #CFDB8B
analogous
#8BA7DB #978BDB #BF8BDB
triadic
#978BDB #DB978B #8BDB97
tetradic
#978BDB #DB8BA7 #CFDB8B #8BDBBF
square
#978BDB #DB8BA7 #CFDB8B #8BDBBF
split-complementary
#978BDB #DBBF8B #A7DB8B
monochromatic
#4A38B4 #6D5CCD #978BDB #C1BAE9 #EAE8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#978BDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#978BDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #978BDB
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##978BDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##978BDB | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7497DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7493D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8799A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #978bdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 139, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.117 289.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7ade6',
500: '#978bdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #978bdb; $custom-light: #b7ade6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#978bdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 139,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 249,
"s": 52.632,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6793,
"c": 0.11664,
"h": 289.8
},
"luminance": 0.30159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#978BDB
secondary
#E9ECD6
accent
#C025A9
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FC
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84