#978E9F Color

#978E9F is rgb(151, 142, 159) in RGB and hsl(272, 8%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#978E9F

HEX#978E9F

RGBrgb(151, 142, 159)

HSLhsl(272, 8%, 59%)

HSVhsv(272, 11%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(66% 0.027 309.2)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #978E9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #978E9F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#978E9F Complementary#969F8E Analogous#8F8E9F Analogous#9F8E9E Triadic#9F978E Triadic#8E9F97

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #978E9F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A69FAD #B3ACB9 #C2BDC7 #CFCBD2 #DEDBE1 #EBE9EC

Shades

#83788C #6E6576 #5A5260 #48424D #332F37 #1F1C21

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