#979EC8 Color

#979EC8 is rgb(151, 158, 200) in RGB and hsl(231, 31%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979EC8

HEX#979EC8

RGBrgb(151, 158, 200)

HSLhsl(231, 31%, 69%)

HSVhsv(231, 25%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.062 277.3)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979EC8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979EC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979EC8 Complementary#C8C197 Analogous#97B7C8 Analogous#A997C8 Triadic#C8979F Triadic#9FC897

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979EC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5ABCF #B2B8D7 #C0C4DE #D0D4E6 #DEE0ED #EBECF4

Shades

#7983B9 #5864A7 #485289 #38406B #282E4D #171A2B

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