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#978FBD

#978fbd ≈ Cool Gray

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#978fbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.11% cyan, 24.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 250.43°, with 25.84% saturation and 65.1% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 7.64.

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Relative luminance0.299

Complementary

  1. #978fbd
  2. #b5bd8f

Split complementary

  1. #978fbd
  2. #bdae8f
  3. #9ebd8f

Analogous

  1. #8f9ebd
  2. #978fbd
  3. #ae8fbd

Triadic

  1. #978fbd
  2. #bd978f
  3. #8fbd97

Tetradic

  1. #978fbd
  2. #bd8fb5
  3. #b5bd8f
  4. #8fbd97

Square

  1. #978fbd
  2. #bd8f9e
  3. #b5bd8f
  4. #8fbdae

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4271
  2. #6a5fa1
  3. #978fbd
  4. #c4bfd9
  5. #f0eff6

Shades

#978fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978fbd
  2. #8881aa
  3. #797297
  4. #6a6484
  5. #5b5671
  6. #4c485f
  7. #3c394c
  8. #2d2b39
  9. #1e1d26
  10. #0f0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#978fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978fbd
  2. #a19ac4
  3. #aca5ca
  4. #b6b1d1
  5. #c1bcd7
  6. #cbc7de
  7. #d5d2e5
  8. #e0ddeb
  9. #eae9f2
  10. #f5f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978fbd
  2. #958eb7
  3. #928cb1
  4. #908bab
  5. #8e89a5
  6. #8c889f
  7. #898698
  8. #878592
  9. #85838c
  10. #828286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9692a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8495bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8594bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f969f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c93be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c92bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9393ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978fbd {
  color: #978fbd;
}
Background
.bg-978fbd {
  background-color: #978fbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978fbd {
  border: 2px solid #978fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 143 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 26% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978fbd, #ae8fbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 143 189 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.64 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.20 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.10 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.31 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.58 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.12 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.40 #687042 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#978fbd  rgb(151, 143, 189)  hsl(250, 26%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#b5bd8f  rgb(181, 189, 143)  hsl(70, 26%, 65%)  Sage
#bd978f  rgb(189, 151, 143)  hsl(10, 26%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#8fbd97  rgb(143, 189, 151)  hsl(130, 26%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green