#979FBA Color

#979FBA is rgb(151, 159, 186) in RGB and hsl(226, 20%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979FBA

HEX#979FBA

RGBrgb(151, 159, 186)

HSLhsl(226, 20%, 66%)

HSVhsv(226, 19%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.04 272.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979FBA 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 text7.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#979FBA Complementary#BAB297 Analogous#97B0BA Analogous#A097BA Triadic#BA979F Triadic#9FBA97

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A6ADC4 #B3B8CC #C2C7D6 #CED2DE #DDE0E9 #EAEBF1

Shades

#7B86A7 #626D93 #505977 #3F475F #2D3243 #1B1E28

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