#979CC3 Color

#979CC3 is rgb(151, 156, 195) in RGB and hsl(233, 27%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979CC3

HEX#979CC3

RGBrgb(151, 156, 195)

HSLhsl(233, 27%, 68%)

HSVhsv(233, 23%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.057 279.1)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979CC3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979CC3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979CC3 Complementary#C3BE97 Analogous#97B3C3 Analogous#A897C3 Triadic#C3979D Triadic#9DC397

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979CC3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4A9CB #B5B8D4 #C1C5DC #CED1E3 #DBDDEB #ECEDF4

Shades

#7A81B3 #5D65A2 #4C5385 #3A3F64 #292C47 #181A2A

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