#9797B5 Color

#9797B5 is rgb(151, 151, 181) in RGB and hsl(240, 17%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9797B5

HEX#9797B5

RGBrgb(151, 151, 181)

HSLhsl(240, 17%, 65%)

HSVhsv(240, 17%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.044 285.2)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9797B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9797B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9797B5 Complementary#B5B597 Analogous#97A6B5 Analogous#A697B5 Triadic#B59797 Triadic#97B597

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9797B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5A5C0 #B1B1C8 #C0C0D3 #CFCFDD #DEDEE8 #EAEAF0

Shades

#7C7CA2 #66668F #535374 #3F3F5A #2C2C3F #1C1C27

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