Close to Medium Purple
#978EFD
#978EFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 59.2% red, 55.7% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 245°, with 97% saturation and 77% 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 #978EFD.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.76:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.60:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.76:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.60:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #978EFD as they’d see it.
#978EFD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #978EFD
What color is #978EFD?
#978EFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 59.2% red, 55.7% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 245°, with 97% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #978EFD in RGB?
#978EFD is rgb(151, 142, 253): 151 red, 142 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #978EFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(40, 44, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #978EFD?
PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #978EFD?
Its complement #95A427 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.