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#978FBC

#978fbc ≈ Cool Gray

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#978fbc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 56.08% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.68% cyan, 23.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 250.67°, with 25.14% saturation and 64.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 7.54.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2986

Complementary

  1. #978fbc
  2. #b4bc8f

Split complementary

  1. #978fbc
  2. #bcad8f
  3. #9dbc8f

Analogous

  1. #8f9dbc
  2. #978fbc
  3. #ad8fbc

Triadic

  1. #978fbc
  2. #bc978f
  3. #8fbc97

Tetradic

  1. #978fbc
  2. #bc8fb4
  3. #b4bc8f
  4. #8fbc97

Square

  1. #978fbc
  2. #bc8f9d
  3. #b4bc8f
  4. #8fbcad

Monochromatic

  1. #4b436f
  2. #6b5f9f
  3. #978fbc
  4. #c3bfd9
  5. #f0eff5

Shades

#978fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978fbc
  2. #8881a9
  3. #797296
  4. #6a6484
  5. #5b5671
  6. #4c485e
  7. #3c394b
  8. #2d2b38
  9. #1e1d26
  10. #0f0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#978fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978fbc
  2. #a19ac3
  3. #aca5c9
  4. #b6b1d0
  5. #c1bcd7
  6. #cbc7de
  7. #d5d2e4
  8. #e0ddeb
  9. #eae9f2
  10. #f5f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978fbc
  2. #958eb6
  3. #928cb0
  4. #908baa
  5. #8e89a4
  6. #8c889e
  7. #898698
  8. #878592
  9. #85838c
  10. #828286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9692a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8595be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8594bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90969e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c93bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d92bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9393ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978fbc {
  color: #978fbc;
}
Background
.bg-978fbc {
  background-color: #978fbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978fbc {
  border: 2px solid #978fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 143 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 25% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978fbc, #ad8fbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 143 188 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.54 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.27 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.91 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.34 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.34 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.17 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.55 #687043 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#978fbc  rgb(151, 143, 188)  hsl(251, 25%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#b4bc8f  rgb(180, 188, 143)  hsl(71, 25%, 65%)  Sage
#bc978f  rgb(188, 151, 143)  hsl(11, 25%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#8fbc97  rgb(143, 188, 151)  hsl(131, 25%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green