#977cce Color Information

#977cce Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #977cce. In RGB, it consists of 59.2% Red, 48.6% Green, and 80.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 26.7% Cyan, 39.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 259.8°, with saturation of 45.6% and lightness of 64.7%. The decimal value for #977cce is 9927886, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9966cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #977cce is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#977cce Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color151, 124, 206 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color59.2%, 48.6%, 80.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.408, 0.514, 0.192 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.267, 0.398, 0, 0.192 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color259.8°, 45.6%, 64.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color259.8°, 39.8%, 80.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color31.111, 25.451, 61.665 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color151, 124, 206 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9927886 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color57.512, 27.721, -38.727 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)57.512, 47.626, 305.595 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color57.512, 7.704, -63.710 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color50.449, 21.792, -37.158 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.263, 0.215, 25.451 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288117966 / 0xff977cce Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9966cc Copy
Last Updated: March 16, 2025

Shades of #977cce

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #977cce, its pure hue is 259.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.6%, and its lightness is 64.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #977cce, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #13101a to #846db4.

Tints of #977cce

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #977cce, its pure hue is 259.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.6%, and its lightness is 64.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #977cce, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a48cd4 to #f2eff9.

Tones of #977cce

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #977cce, its pure hue is 259.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #977cce, which range from #a5a5a5 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #864bff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #977cce

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #977cce! For #977cce, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #977cce. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #977cce

This color, #977cce, consists of 59.2% Red, 48.6% Green, and 80.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 151, Green = 124, Blue = 206. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #977cce is 26.7% Cyan, 39.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R59.2%
C26.7%
G48.6%
M39.8%
B80.8%
Y0.0%
K19.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 151 124 206
Octal 227 174 316
Hexa #97 #7c #ce
Binary 10010111 01111100 11001110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 26 39 0 19
Octal 32 47 0 23
Hexa #1a #27 #00 #13
Binary 00011010 00100111 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #977cce

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #977cce — which has hue 259.8° — its analogous colors are located at 229.8° and 289.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #977cce.

Triadic Colors of #977cce

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #977cce — which has hue 259.8° — its triadic colors are located at 19.8° and 259.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #977cce.

Complementary Color of #977cce

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #977cce — which has hue 259.8° — its complementary color is located at 79.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #977cce.

Split Complementary Colors of #977cce

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #977cce — which has hue 259.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 49.8° and 259.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #977cce.

Tetradic Colors of #977cce

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #977cce — which has hue 259.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 169.8°, 259.8°, 349.8°, and 79.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #977cce.

Monochromatic Colors of #977cce

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #977cce, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6f5d93 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c8b3f1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #977cce

We want to make getting started with #977cce on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #977cce into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #977cce can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #977cce with other HTML elements.

#977cce Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #977cce.
<span style="color: #977cce;">The color of this text is #977cce.</span>

#977cce Background Color

The background color for this text is #977cce.
<div style="background-color: #977cce; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #977cce.</div>

#977cce Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #977cce.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #977cce;">This color for the shadow of this text is #977cce.</span>

#977cce Border Color

This is a div with border color #977cce.
<div style="border: #977cce 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #977cce.</div>

#977cce Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #977cce on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #977cce; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #977cce on a white background.</div></div>

#977cce Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #977cce on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #977cce; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #977cce on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #977cce to White

This is a gradient from #977cce to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#977cce,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#977cce,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#977cce,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#977cce,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #977cce to white.</div>

Gradient from #977cce to Black

This is a gradient from #977cce to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#977cce,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#977cce,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#977cce,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#977cce,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #977cce to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #977cce

In addition to using #977cce on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #977cce in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #977cce, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 151, Green = 124, Blue = 206). If you need details about the color coordinates of #977cce in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #977cce
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(151, 124, 206)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #977cce; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #977cce; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #977cce; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(151, 124, 206);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#977cce")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:151, green:124, blue:206, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:151 green:124 blue:206 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(151f, 124f, 206f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(151, 124, 206);
 

#977cce Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #977cce the same way. For those with color blindness, #977cce might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #977cce looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #977cce is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #977cce looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #977cce will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #977cce is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.4:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #977cce would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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