#979CBE Color

#979CBE is rgb(151, 156, 190) in RGB and hsl(232, 23%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979CBE

HEX#979CBE

RGBrgb(151, 156, 190)

HSLhsl(232, 23%, 67%)

HSVhsv(232, 21%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.05 278.5)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#979CBE Complementary#BEB997 Analogous#97B0BE Analogous#A697BE Triadic#BE979D Triadic#9DBE97

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A4A9C6 #B4B7D0 #C0C3D8 #D0D2E2 #DCDEE9 #ECEDF3

Shades

#7B82AD #60689A #4F557D #3D4261 #2B2F45 #1A1C29

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