#978EE9#978EE9
#978EE9 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.132 H 287.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #978EE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 142, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 67%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 39%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.2%, 39.1%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.18, 24.23, -44.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.18, 51.01, 298.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.21% 0.0384 -0.1259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.21% 0.132 287) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1395, 31.8074, 81.2576) |
| Luminance | 0.3181 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.67
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.97
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.18
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.27
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.89
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 9.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#978EE9 #E0E98E
analogous
#8EB2E9 #978EE9 #C48EE9
triadic
#978EE9 #E9978E #8EE997
tetradic
#978EE9 #E98EB2 #E0E98E #8EE9C4
square
#978EE9 #E98EB2 #E0E98E #8EE9C4
split-complementary
#978EE9 #E9C48E #B2E98E
monochromatic
#3A29D3 #685BDF #978EE9 #C6C1F3 #E7E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#978EE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#978EE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #978EE9
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##978EE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##978EE9 | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#719BED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7096E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#829FB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #978ee9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 142, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.132 287.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8aff0',
500: '#978ee9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #978ee9; $custom-light: #b8aff0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#978ee9",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 142,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.934,
"s": 67.407,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69206,
"c": 0.13166,
"h": 287
},
"luminance": 0.31809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#978EE9
secondary
#EFF2D9
accent
#CF16BD
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#121016
muted
#817F84