#979ED8 Color

#979ED8 is rgb(151, 158, 216) in RGB and hsl(234, 45%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979ED8

HEX#979ED8

RGBrgb(151, 158, 216)

HSLhsl(234, 45%, 72%)

HSVhsv(234, 30%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.085 278.7)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 27%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979ED8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979ED8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979ED8 Complementary#D8D197 Analogous#97BED8 Analogous#B197D8 Triadic#D8979E Triadic#9ED897

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979ED8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6ACDD #B1B6E2 #C0C4E7 #CFD2ED #DEE0F2 #E9EAF7

Shades

#727BCA #515CBD #3C469F #2E367A #202655 #141734

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