#979DBF Color

#979DBF is rgb(151, 157, 191) in RGB and hsl(231, 24%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979DBF

HEX#979DBF

RGBrgb(151, 157, 191)

HSLhsl(231, 24%, 67%)

HSVhsv(231, 21%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.05 277.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979DBF 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 text7.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#979DBF Complementary#BFB997 Analogous#97B1BF Analogous#A597BF Triadic#BF979D Triadic#9DBF97

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A3A9C7 #B3B8D0 #C0C3D8 #D0D2E2 #DCDEEA #ECEDF3

Shades

#7A82AE #5F689B #4E557E #3C4262 #2B2F46 #191C29

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