#9797B4 Color

#9797B4 is rgb(151, 151, 180) in RGB and hsl(240, 16%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9797B4

HEX#9797B4

RGBrgb(151, 151, 180)

HSLhsl(240, 16%, 65%)

HSVhsv(240, 16%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.042 285.2)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9797B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9797B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9797B4 Complementary#B4B497 Analogous#97A6B4 Analogous#A697B4 Triadic#B49797 Triadic#97B497

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9797B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6A6BF #B2B2C7 #C1C1D2 #D0D0DD #DEDEE7 #EAEAF0

Shades

#7D7DA1 #67678E #545473 #404059 #2D2D3E #1C1C26

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