#979cca

Color #979cca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.49 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#979cca

RGB

rgb(151, 156, 202)

HSL

hsl(234.1, 32.5%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.1, 25.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 22.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(65.45, 8.35, -24.16)

LCH

lch(65.45, 25.56, 289.07)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0674, 279.66)

HWB

hwb(234.1, 59.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac597

Analogous

#97b5ca

#979cca

#ab97ca

Triadic

#979cca

#ca979c

#9cca97

Split-complementary

#979cca

#caab97

#b5ca97

Tetradic

#979cca

#c597ca

#cac597

#9cca97

Square

#979cca

#ca97b5

#cac597

#97caab

Shades

Color #979cca mixed toward black.

#7077b6

#4f579c

#3c4175

#282b4e

#141627

Tints

Color #979cca mixed toward white.

#a8acd3

#babddc

#cbcde4

#dcdeed

#eeeef6

Tones

Color #979cca mixed toward gray.

#9b9fc6

#9fa3c1

#a4a6bd

#a8aab9

#acadb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999c0 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#9999be · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#97b8b6 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 16.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #979cca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979cca]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#979cca (#979cca) is rgb(151, 156, 202) in RGB.

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

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