#979ec8

Color #979ec8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.51 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#979ec8

RGB

rgb(151, 158, 200)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 30.8%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 24.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 21%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(65.91, 6.74, -22.35)

LCH

lch(65.91, 23.34, 286.78)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0618, 277.34)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 59.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c197

Analogous

#97b6c8

#979ec8

#a897c8

Triadic

#979ec8

#c8979e

#9ec897

Split-complementary

#979ec8

#c8a897

#b6c897

Tetradic

#979ec8

#c197c8

#c8c197

#9ec897

Square

#979ec8

#c897b6

#c8c197

#97c8a8

Shades

Color #979ec8 mixed toward black.

#717ab4

#515b99

#3d4473

#282e4c

#141726

Tints

Color #979ec8 mixed toward white.

#a8aed1

#babeda

#cbcee3

#dcdfed

#eeeff6

Tones

Color #979ec8 mixed toward gray.

#9ba1c4

#9fa4c0

#a3a7bc

#a7aab8

#abadb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9abf · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9a99bd · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#97b7b6 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979ec8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979ec8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#979ec8 (#979ec8) is rgb(151, 158, 200) in RGB.

No, #979ec8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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