Information about #978AA9 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#978AA9 is a gently muted violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Antique Viola (#928BA6). Slightly further away sit Deep Amethyst (#9C8AA4) and Ooh La (#A088A6).
In RGB terms — rgb(151, 138, 169) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #978AA9: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. No one has named #978AA9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#978AA9 color variations
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#978AA9 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#978AA9 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#978AA9 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#978AA9 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#978AA9 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #978AA9 color
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Nearest named colors to #978AA9
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#928BA6
#9C8AA4
#A088A6
#9391A0
#95879C
#937DA8
#8C92AC
#9998A7
#A484AC
#9E7DA8
#A096A7
#8E97AB
#978AA9 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#978AA9
- RGB151, 138, 169
- CMYK7, 12, 0, 34
- CSSrgb(151, 138, 169)
- HSL265°, 15%, 60%
- HSL Precise265.161°, 15.271%, 60.196%
- HSV265°, 18%, 66%
- HSB265°, 18%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
- GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.541, 0.663)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.541, 0.663, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.541, 0.663)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID978AA9
- DECIMAL ID9931433
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
