Information about #978DBB color

#978DBB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#978DBB falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 141, 187) — 59.2% red, 55.3% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 18 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#978DBB is a moderately toned classic blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cold Purple (#9D8ABF). Slightly further away sit Cool Violet (#A189BA) and Birdcage (#9D9CB7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(151, 141, 187)), which gives #978DBB its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #978DBB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#978DBB color variations

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

#978DBB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#978DBB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#978DBB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#978DBB 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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#978DBB 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 #978DBB

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

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Lavender Purple color link
Lavender Purple

#967BB6

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Purple Mountain Majesty color link
Purple Mountain Majesty

#9678B6

#978DBB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#978DBB
  • RGB151, 141, 187
  • CMYK14, 18, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(151, 141, 187)
  • HSL253°, 25%, 64%
  • HSL Precise253.043°, 25.275%, 64.314%
  • HSV253°, 25%, 73%
  • HSB253°, 25%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.553, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.553, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.553, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID978DBB
  • DECIMAL ID9932219
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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