#979ed2

Color #979ed2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.75 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#979ed2

RGB

rgb(151, 158, 210)

HSL

hsl(232.9, 39.6%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.9, 28.1%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.1%, 24.8%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(66.28, 9.18, -27.33)

LCH

lch(66.28, 28.83, 288.57)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0762, 278.3)

HWB

hwb(232.9, 59.2%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2cb97

Analogous

#97bcd2

#979ed2

#ae97d2

Triadic

#979ed2

#d2979e

#9ed297

Split-complementary

#979ed2

#d2ae97

#bcd297

Tetradic

#979ed2

#cb97d2

#d2cb97

#9ed297

Square

#979ed2

#d297bc

#d2cb97

#97d2ae

Shades

Color #979ed2 mixed toward black.

#6d77c0

#4954a8

#373f7e

#242a54

#12152a

Tints

Color #979ed2 mixed toward white.

#a8aeda

#babee1

#cbcfe9

#dcdff0

#eeeff8

Tones

Color #979ed2 mixed toward gray.

#9ca2cd

#a1a6c8

#a6a9c3

#abadbe

#b0b1b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ac7 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#9a99c4 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#97bebc · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979ed2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979ed2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#979ed2 (#979ed2) is rgb(151, 158, 210) in RGB.

No, #979ed2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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