#979bbb

Color #979bbb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#979bbb

RGB

rgb(151, 155, 187)

HSL

hsl(233.3, 20.9%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.3, 19.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 17.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(64.65, 5.38, -17)

LCH

lch(64.65, 17.83, 287.56)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.047, 279.56)

HWB

hwb(233.3, 59.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb797

Analogous

#97adbb

#979bbb

#a597bb

Triadic

#979bbb

#bb979b

#9bbb97

Split-complementary

#979bbb

#bba597

#adbb97

Tetradic

#979bbb

#b797bb

#bbb797

#9bbb97

Square

#979bbb

#bb97ad

#bbb797

#97bba5

Shades

Color #979bbb mixed toward black.

#757aa5

#595e88

#434766

#2d2f44

#161822

Tints

Color #979bbb mixed toward white.

#a8acc6

#babcd2

#cbcddd

#dcdee8

#eeeef4

Tones

Color #979bbb mixed toward gray.

#9a9db8

#9da0b5

#a0a2b2

#a3a4af

#a6a7ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999b4 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#9998b2 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#97aead · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979bbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979bbb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#979bbb (#979bbb) is rgb(151, 155, 187) in RGB.

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

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