#9979A9 Color

#9979A9 is rgb(153, 121, 169) in RGB and hsl(280, 22%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9979A9

HEX#9979A9

RGBrgb(153, 121, 169)

HSLhsl(280, 22%, 57%)

HSVhsv(280, 28%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.079 314.2)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 28%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9979A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9979A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9979A9 Complementary#89A979 Analogous#8179A9 Analogous#A979A1 Triadic#A99979 Triadic#79A999

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9979A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A88CB5 #B69FC1 #C4B1CD #D0C1D7 #DED3E3 #ECE6EF

Shades

#866198 #735483 #5D446A #4A3654 #34263B #211825

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