#979CB4 Color

#979CB4 is rgb(151, 156, 180) in RGB and hsl(230, 16%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979CB4

HEX#979CB4

RGBrgb(151, 156, 180)

HSLhsl(230, 16%, 65%)

HSVhsv(230, 16%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.036 276.1)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979CB4 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 text7.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979CB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979CB4 Complementary#B4AF97 Analogous#97ABB4 Analogous#A197B4 Triadic#B4979C Triadic#9CB497

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979CB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6AABF #B2B6C7 #C1C4D2 #D0D2DD #DEE0E7 #EAEBF0

Shades

#7D83A1 #676D8E #545973 #404459 #2D303E #1C1E26

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