Palettes / Colors / #978ABC

#978ABC — Dusty Purple

#978ABC is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #978ABC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#978ABC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AFBC8A; it also sits naturally between #8A96BC and #B08ABC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 54% · Blue 74%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #978ABC

.text { color: #978ABC; }
.background { background-color: #978ABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #978ABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 138, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 27%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #978ABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 138, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #978ABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 138, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#978ABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#978ABC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFBC8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #978ABC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #978ABC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #978ABC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #978ABC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #978ABB  ·  #978ABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #978ABC?

#978ABC is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 151, 138, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #978ABC?

#978ABC is RGB 151, 138, 188 — HSL 256°, 27%, 64% — CMYK 20%, 27%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #978ABC?

Its complement is #AFBC8A; analogous partners are #8A96BC and #B08ABC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #978ABC for text?

Black text on #978ABC has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.14:1.