#979fd5

Color #979fd5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.91 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#979fd5

RGB

rgb(151, 159, 213)

HSL

hsl(232.3, 42.5%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.3, 29.1%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.1%, 25.4%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(66.66, 9.36, -28.41)

LCH

lch(66.66, 29.91, 288.24)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0792, 277.69)

HWB

hwb(232.3, 59.2%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5cd97

Analogous

#97bed5

#979fd5

#ae97d5

Triadic

#979fd5

#d5979f

#9fd597

Split-complementary

#979fd5

#d5ae97

#bed597

Tetradic

#979fd5

#cd97d5

#d5cd97

#9fd597

Square

#979fd5

#d597be

#d5cd97

#97d5ae

Shades

Color #979fd5 mixed toward black.

#6c77c4

#4653ad

#343e82

#232a56

#11152b

Tints

Color #979fd5 mixed toward white.

#a8afdc

#babfe3

#cbcfea

#dcdff1

#eeeff8

Tones

Color #979fd5 mixed toward gray.

#9ca3d0

#a1a7cb

#a7abc6

#acaec0

#b1b2bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bca · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9a99c7 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#97c0be · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979fd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979fd5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#979fd5 (#979fd5) is rgb(151, 159, 213) in RGB.

No, #979fd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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