#978BBE
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #978BBE
With the hex code #978BBE, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 55% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Wisteria and Lilac — a ΔE of 15.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2BE8B, a matcha shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.75:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #978BBE?
With the hex code #978BBE, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 55% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #978BBE?
Use black text. Black on #978BBE has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #978BBE?
Its complementary colour is #B2BE8B, and analogous partners are #8B98BE and #B18BBE.