Close to Ube
#978ACE
#978ACE is a light, muted blue, close to the color Ube. In RGB it’s made of 59.2% red, 54.1% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 251°, with 41% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #978ACE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.07:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.84:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.07:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.84:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #978ACE as they’d see it.
#978ACE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #978ACE
What color is #978ACE?
#978ACE is a light, muted blue, close to the color Ube. In RGB it’s made of 59.2% red, 54.1% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 251°, with 41% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #978ACE in RGB?
#978ACE is rgb(151, 138, 206): 151 red, 138 green, and 206 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #978ACE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(27, 33, 0, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #978ACE?
PANTONE 2639 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #978ACE?
Its complement #8B9A54 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.