#979EB5 Color

#979EB5 is rgb(151, 158, 181) in RGB and hsl(226, 17%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979EB5

HEX#979EB5

RGBrgb(151, 158, 181)

HSLhsl(226, 17%, 65%)

HSVhsv(226, 17%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.035 272.1)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979EB5 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 #979EB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979EB5 Complementary#B5AE97 Analogous#97ADB5 Analogous#9F97B5 Triadic#B5979E Triadic#9EB597

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979EB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5ACC0 #B1B7C8 #C0C5D3 #CFD3DD #DEE0E8 #EAECF0

Shades

#7C85A2 #666F8F #535A74 #3F465A #2C313F #1C1E27

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