#979fcf

Color #979fcf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.24 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#979fcf

RGB

rgb(151, 159, 207)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 36.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 27.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 23.2%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(66.43, 7.87, -25.44)

LCH

lch(66.43, 26.63, 287.19)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0706, 277.07)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 59.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfc797

Analogous

#97bbcf

#979fcf

#ab97cf

Triadic

#979fcf

#cf979f

#9fcf97

Split-complementary

#979fcf

#cfab97

#bbcf97

Tetradic

#979fcf

#c797cf

#cfc797

#9fcf97

Square

#979fcf

#cf97bb

#cfc797

#97cfab

Shades

Color #979fcf mixed toward black.

#6e79bc

#4b58a3

#39427a

#262c52

#131629

Tints

Color #979fcf mixed toward white.

#a8afd7

#babfdf

#cbcfe7

#dcdfef

#eeeff7

Tones

Color #979fcf mixed toward gray.

#9ca2ca

#a0a6c6

#a5a9c1

#aaacbc

#aeb0b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bc5 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9a99c2 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#97bcba · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979fcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979fcf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#979fcf (#979fcf) is rgb(151, 159, 207) in RGB.

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

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