#979BBA Color

#979BBA is rgb(151, 155, 186) in RGB and hsl(233, 20%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979BBA

HEX#979BBA

RGBrgb(151, 155, 186)

HSLhsl(233, 20%, 66%)

HSVhsv(233, 19%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.046 279.4)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#979BBA Complementary#BAB697 Analogous#97ACBA Analogous#A497BA Triadic#BA979B Triadic#9BBA97

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A6AAC4 #B3B5CC #C2C4D6 #CED0DE #DDDFE9 #EAEAF1

Shades

#7B81A7 #626893 #505477 #3F435F #2D2F43 #1B1C28

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