#979DBE Color

#979DBE is rgb(151, 157, 190) in RGB and hsl(231, 23%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979DBE

HEX#979DBE

RGBrgb(151, 157, 190)

HSLhsl(231, 23%, 67%)

HSVhsv(231, 21%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.049 277)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#979DBE Complementary#BEB897 Analogous#97B1BE Analogous#A597BE Triadic#BE979D Triadic#9DBE97

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A4A9C6 #B4B8D0 #C0C4D8 #D0D3E2 #DCDEE9 #ECEDF3

Shades

#7B83AD #60699A #4F567D #3D4261 #2B2F45 #1A1C29

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