#979aaf

Color #979aaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.77 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#979aaf

RGB

rgb(151, 154, 175)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 13%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 13.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 12%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(63.99, 3.26, -11.27)

LCH

lch(63.99, 11.73, 286.13)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0309, 279.13)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 59.2%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afac97

Analogous

#97a6af

#979aaf

#a097af

Triadic

#979aaf

#af979a

#9aaf97

Split-complementary

#979aaf

#afa097

#a6af97

Tetradic

#979aaf

#ac97af

#afac97

#9aaf97

Square

#979aaf

#af97a6

#afac97

#97afa0

Shades

Color #979aaf mixed toward black.

#787c97

#5f627b

#474a5c

#2f313d

#18191f

Tints

Color #979aaf mixed toward white.

#a8abbc

#babcca

#cbccd7

#dcdde4

#eeeef2

Tones

Color #979aaf mixed toward gray.

#999bad

#9b9dab

#9d9ea9

#9fa0a7

#a1a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898aa · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#9898a9 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#97a6a5 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979aaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979aaf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#979aaf (#979aaf) is rgb(151, 154, 175) in RGB.

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

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