Information about #978CA7 color

#978CA7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#978CA7 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 140, 167) — 59.2% red, 54.9% green, 65.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 11 / 0 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned blue-purple violet, #978CA7 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Antique Viola (#928BA6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Amethyst (#9C8AA4) and Grey Suit (#9391A0).

The recipe behind #978CA7 is rgb(151, 140, 167), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #978CA7: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. #978CA7 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#978CA7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#978CA7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#978CA7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#978CA7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#978CA7 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#978CA7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #978CA7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Antique Viola color link
Antique Viola

#928BA6

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Amethyst Smoke color link
Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Grayish Violet color link
Grayish Violet

#937DA8

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

#978CA7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#978CA7
  • RGB151, 140, 167
  • CMYK6, 11, 0, 35
  • CSSrgb(151, 140, 167)
  • HSL264°, 13%, 60%
  • HSL Precise264.444°, 13.3%, 60.196%
  • HSV264°, 16%, 65%
  • HSB264°, 16%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.549, 0.655)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.549, 0.655, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.549, 0.655)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID978CA7
  • DECIMAL ID9931943
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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