#979EC3 Color

#979EC3 is rgb(151, 158, 195) in RGB and hsl(230, 27%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979EC3

HEX#979EC3

RGBrgb(151, 158, 195)

HSLhsl(230, 27%, 68%)

HSVhsv(230, 23%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.055 276.5)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979EC3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979EC3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979EC3 Complementary#C3BC97 Analogous#97B5C3 Analogous#A697C3 Triadic#C3979F Triadic#9FC397

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979EC3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4ABCB #B5BAD4 #C1C6DC #CED2E3 #DBDEEB #ECEDF4

Shades

#7A84B3 #5D69A2 #4C5685 #3A4164 #292E47 #181B2A

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