#979ab3

Color #979ab3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#979ab3

RGB

rgb(151, 154, 179)

HSL

hsl(233.6, 15.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.6, 15.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 14%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(64.12, 4.14, -13.33)

LCH

lch(64.12, 13.96, 287.25)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0367, 280.05)

HWB

hwb(233.6, 59.2%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b097

Analogous

#97a8b3

#979ab3

#a297b3

Triadic

#979ab3

#b3979a

#9ab397

Split-complementary

#979ab3

#b3a297

#a8b397

Tetradic

#979ab3

#b097b3

#b3b097

#9ab397

Square

#979ab3

#b397a8

#b3b097

#97b3a2

Shades

Color #979ab3 mixed toward black.

#777b9c

#5d607f

#46485f

#2e3040

#171820

Tints

Color #979ab3 mixed toward white.

#a8abc0

#babccc

#cbccd9

#dcdde6

#eeeef2

Tones

Color #979ab3 mixed toward gray.

#999cb1

#9c9eae

#9e9fac

#a0a1aa

#a3a3a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898ad · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#9898ac · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#97a9a8 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 11

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #979ab3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979ab3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#979ab3 (#979ab3) is rgb(151, 154, 179) in RGB.

No, #979ab3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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