#979ab6

Color #979ab6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.52 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#979ab6

RGB

rgb(151, 154, 182)

HSL

hsl(234.2, 17.5%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.2, 17%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 15.4%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(64.22, 4.81, -14.86)

LCH

lch(64.22, 15.62, 287.94)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0411, 280.38)

HWB

hwb(234.2, 59.2%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b397

Analogous

#97aab6

#979ab6

#a497b6

Triadic

#979ab6

#b6979a

#9ab697

Split-complementary

#979ab6

#b6a497

#aab697

Tetradic

#979ab6

#b397b6

#b6b397

#9ab697

Square

#979ab6

#b697aa

#b6b397

#97b6a4

Shades

Color #979ab6 mixed toward black.

#767a9f

#5c5f82

#454862

#2e3041

#171821

Tints

Color #979ab6 mixed toward white.

#a8abc2

#babcce

#cbcdda

#dcdde7

#eeeef3

Tones

Color #979ab6 mixed toward gray.

#9a9cb3

#9c9eb1

#9fa0ae

#a1a2ac

#a4a4a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898b0 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#9898ae · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#97aba9 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979ab6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979ab6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#979ab6 (#979ab6) is rgb(151, 154, 182) in RGB.

No, #979ab6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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