#978CEA#978CEA
#978CEA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.136 H 287.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #978CEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 140, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 69%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.5%, 40.2%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.74, 25.65, -46.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.74, 52.79, 299.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.88% 0.0412 -0.1296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.88% 0.136 287.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9878, 31.2749, 81.9138) |
| Luminance | 0.3128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.77
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.68
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.67
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.64
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 8.51
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 8.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#978CEA #DFEA8C
analogous
#8CB0EA #978CEA #C68CEA
triadic
#978CEA #EA978C #8CEA97
tetradic
#978CEA #EA8CB0 #DFEA8C #8CEAC6
square
#978CEA #EA8CB0 #DFEA8C #8CEAC6
split-complementary
#978CEA #EAC68C #B0EA8C
monochromatic
#3B27D5 #6858E1 #978CEA #C6C0F3 #E8E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#978CEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.26
#978CEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #978CEA
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##978CEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##978CEA | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.26 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E9AEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D95E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#819EB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #978cea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 140, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.136 287.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8adf1',
500: '#978cea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #978cea; $custom-light: #b8adf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#978cea",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 140,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.021,
"s": 69.118,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68883,
"c": 0.13597,
"h": 287.6
},
"luminance": 0.31276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#978CEA
secondary
#EFF2D9
accent
#D114BB
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85