#979EBA Color

#979EBA is rgb(151, 158, 186) in RGB and hsl(228, 20%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979EBA

HEX#979EBA

RGBrgb(151, 158, 186)

HSLhsl(228, 20%, 66%)

HSVhsv(228, 19%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.042 274.2)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979EBA 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 text7.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#979EBA Complementary#BAB397 Analogous#97AFBA Analogous#A197BA Triadic#BA979E Triadic#9EBA97

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A6ACC4 #B3B8CC #C2C6D6 #CED1DE #DDE0E9 #EAEBF1

Shades

#7B84A7 #626C93 #505877 #3F465F #2D3143 #1B1D28

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