#978DA0 Color

#978DA0 is rgb(151, 141, 160) in RGB and hsl(272, 9%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#978DA0

HEX#978DA0

RGBrgb(151, 141, 160)

HSLhsl(272, 9%, 59%)

HSVhsv(272, 12%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.03 309)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #978DA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #978DA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#978DA0 Complementary#96A08D Analogous#8E8DA0 Analogous#A08D9F Triadic#A0978D Triadic#8DA097

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #978DA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A69EAE #B3ACB9 #C2BCC7 #CFCAD3 #DEDBE1 #EBE9EC

Shades

#83778D #6E6478 #5A5161 #48414E #332E38 #1F1C21

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