#979AED Color

#979AED is rgb(151, 154, 237) in RGB and hsl(238, 70%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979AED

HEX#979AED

RGBrgb(151, 154, 237)

HSLhsl(238, 70%, 76%)

HSVhsv(238, 36%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.12 281.3)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 35%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979AED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979AED based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979AED Complementary#EDEA97 Analogous#97C5ED Analogous#BF97ED Triadic#ED979A Triadic#9AED97

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979AED, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4A6EF #B1B3F1 #BEC0F4 #CFD1F7 #DCDDF9 #E9EAFB

Shades

#6C70E5 #3C41DD #2228C3 #1B1F98 #13166C #0B0C3D

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