#979ec5

Color #979ec5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.66 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#979ec5

RGB

rgb(151, 158, 197)

HSL

hsl(230.9, 28.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.9, 23.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(65.8, 6.03, -20.85)

LCH

lch(65.8, 21.7, 286.13)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0575, 276.89)

HWB

hwb(230.9, 59.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5be97

Analogous

#97b5c5

#979ec5

#a797c5

Triadic

#979ec5

#c5979e

#9ec597

Split-complementary

#979ec5

#c5a797

#b5c597

Tetradic

#979ec5

#be97c5

#c5be97

#9ec597

Square

#979ec5

#c597b5

#c5be97

#97c5a7

Shades

Color #979ec5 mixed toward black.

#727bb0

#535d95

#3e4670

#2a2f4a

#151725

Tints

Color #979ec5 mixed toward white.

#a8aecf

#babed8

#cbcee2

#dcdfec

#eeeff5

Tones

Color #979ec5 mixed toward gray.

#9ba1c1

#9fa3bd

#a2a6b9

#a6a9b6

#aaabb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9abd · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9a99ba · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#97b5b4 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979ec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979ec5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#979ec5 (#979ec5) is rgb(151, 158, 197) in RGB.

No, #979ec5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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