#979CC9 Color

#979CC9 is rgb(151, 156, 201) in RGB and hsl(234, 32%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979CC9

HEX#979CC9

RGBrgb(151, 156, 201)

HSLhsl(234, 32%, 69%)

HSVhsv(234, 25%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.066 279.6)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 22%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979CC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979CC9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979CC9 Complementary#C9C497 Analogous#97B5C9 Analogous#AB97C9 Triadic#C9979C Triadic#9CC997

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979CC9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4A9D0 #B2B5D7 #BFC2DE #D0D2E7 #DDDFEE #EBECF5

Shades

#787FBA #575FA8 #474E8A #373D6C #282C4D #17192C

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