#979FB5 Color

#979FB5 is rgb(151, 159, 181) in RGB and hsl(224, 17%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979FB5

HEX#979FB5

RGBrgb(151, 159, 181)

HSLhsl(224, 17%, 65%)

HSVhsv(224, 17%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.033 269.7)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979FB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979FB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979FB5 Complementary#B5AD97 Analogous#97AEB5 Analogous#9E97B5 Triadic#B5979F Triadic#9FB597

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979FB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5ACC0 #B1B7C8 #C0C5D3 #CFD3DD #DEE1E8 #EAECF0

Shades

#7C86A2 #66718F #535C74 #3F465A #2C313F #1C1F27

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