#979EB4 Color

#979EB4 is rgb(151, 158, 180) in RGB and hsl(226, 16%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979EB4

HEX#979EB4

RGBrgb(151, 158, 180)

HSLhsl(226, 16%, 65%)

HSVhsv(226, 16%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.033 271.5)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979EB4 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 text7.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979EB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979EB4 Complementary#B4AD97 Analogous#97ACB4 Analogous#9F97B4 Triadic#B4979E Triadic#9EB497

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979EB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6ACBF #B2B7C7 #C1C5D2 #D0D3DD #DEE1E7 #EAECF0

Shades

#7D85A1 #67708E #545B73 #404659 #2D313E #1C1E26

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