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#978FA4

#978fa4 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#978fa4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 56.08% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.93% cyan, 12.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 262.86°, with 10.34% saturation and 60.2% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.289

Complementary

  1. #978fa4
  2. #9ca48f

Split complementary

  1. #978fa4
  2. #a4a28f
  3. #92a48f

Analogous

  1. #8f92a4
  2. #978fa4
  3. #a28fa4

Triadic

  1. #978fa4
  2. #a4978f
  3. #8fa497

Tetradic

  1. #978fa4
  2. #a48f9c
  3. #9ca48f
  4. #8fa497

Square

  1. #978fa4
  2. #a48f92
  3. #9ca48f
  4. #8fa4a2

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4555
  2. #70677f
  3. #978fa4
  4. #beb9c6
  5. #e5e3e9

Shades

#978fa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978fa4
  2. #888194
  3. #797283
  4. #6a6473
  5. #5b5662
  6. #4c4852
  7. #3c3942
  8. #2d2b31
  9. #1e1d21
  10. #0f0e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#978fa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978fa4
  2. #a19aad
  3. #aca5b6
  4. #b6b1bf
  5. #c1bcc8
  6. #cbc7d2
  7. #d5d2db
  8. #e0dde4
  9. #eae9ed
  10. #f5f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978fa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978fa4
  2. #958ea0
  3. #928c9d
  4. #908b99
  5. #8e8996
  6. #8c8892
  7. #89868e
  8. #87858b
  9. #858387
  10. #828284
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94919a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b92a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d92a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #959296 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9091a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9191a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96919c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978fa4 {
  color: #978fa4;
}
Background
.bg-978fa4 {
  background-color: #978fa4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978fa4 {
  border: 2px solid #978fa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978fa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 143 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 10% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978fa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978fa4, #a28fa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978fa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 143 164 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.40 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.18 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.38 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.63 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.88 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.97 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.77 #68705b Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#978fa4  rgb(151, 143, 164)  hsl(263, 10%, 60%)  Rose Quartz
#9ca48f  rgb(156, 164, 143)  hsl(83, 10%, 60%)  Ash Gray
#a4978f  rgb(164, 151, 143)  hsl(23, 10%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#8fa497  rgb(143, 164, 151)  hsl(143, 10%, 60%)  Ash Gray