#979CBA Color

#979CBA is rgb(151, 156, 186) in RGB and hsl(231, 20%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979CBA

HEX#979CBA

RGBrgb(151, 156, 186)

HSLhsl(231, 20%, 66%)

HSVhsv(231, 19%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.044 277.7)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#979CBA Complementary#BAB497 Analogous#97AEBA Analogous#A397BA Triadic#BA979C Triadic#9CBA97

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A6ABC4 #B3B6CC #C2C5D6 #CED0DE #DDDFE9 #EAEBF1

Shades

#7B82A7 #626993 #505677 #3F445F #2D3043 #1B1D28

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