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#978DFD

#978dfd ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#978dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.32% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 245.36°, with 96.55% saturation and 77.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 9.66.

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Relative luminance0.3272

Complementary

  1. #978dfd
  2. #f3fd8d

Split complementary

  1. #978dfd
  2. #fdcf8d
  3. #bbfd8d

Analogous

  1. #8dbbfd
  2. #978dfd
  3. #cf8dfd

Triadic

  1. #978dfd
  2. #fd978d
  3. #8dfd97

Tetradic

  1. #978dfd
  2. #fd8df3
  3. #f3fd8d
  4. #8dfd97

Square

  1. #978dfd
  2. #fd8dbb
  3. #f3fd8d
  4. #8dfdcf

Monochromatic

  1. #1904ed
  2. #5242fc
  3. #978dfd
  4. #dcd8fe
  5. #edebff

Shades

#978dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978dfd
  2. #887fe4
  3. #7971ca
  4. #6a63b1
  5. #5b5598
  6. #4c477f
  7. #3c3865
  8. #2d2a4c
  9. #1e1c33
  10. #0f0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#978dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978dfd
  2. #a198fd
  3. #aca4fd
  4. #b6affe
  5. #c1bbfe
  6. #cbc6fe
  7. #d5d1fe
  8. #e0ddfe
  9. #eae8ff
  10. #f5f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978dfd
  2. #958cf1
  3. #928ae4
  4. #9089d8
  5. #8e88cb
  6. #8c87bf
  7. #8985b2
  8. #8784a6
  9. #858399
  10. #82818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9996ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #649eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6198fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #79a3b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b98ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a94fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #869bd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978dfd {
  color: #978dfd;
}
Background
.bg-978dfd {
  background-color: #978dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978dfd {
  border: 2px solid #978dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 97% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978dfd, #cf8dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.66 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.85 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.24 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.63 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.81 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.98 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.98 #687202 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#978dfd  rgb(151, 141, 253)  hsl(245, 97%, 77%)  Medium Purple
#f3fd8d  rgb(243, 253, 141)  hsl(65, 97%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#fd978d  rgb(253, 151, 141)  hsl(5, 97%, 77%)  Vivid Tangerine
#8dfd97  rgb(141, 253, 151)  hsl(125, 97%, 77%)  Mint Green