#979dac

Color #979dac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.69 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#979dac

RGB

rgb(151, 157, 172)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 11.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 12.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(64.7, 0.94, -8.52)

LCH

lch(64.7, 8.57, 276.3)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.023, 268.26)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 59.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca697

Analogous

#97a7ac

#979dac

#9b97ac

Triadic

#979dac

#ac979d

#9dac97

Split-complementary

#979dac

#ac9b97

#a7ac97

Tetradic

#979dac

#a697ac

#aca697

#9dac97

Square

#979dac

#ac97a7

#aca697

#97ac9b

Shades

Color #979dac mixed toward black.

#798194

#606678

#484d5a

#30333c

#181a1e

Tints

Color #979dac mixed toward white.

#a8adba

#babec8

#cbced5

#dcdee3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #979dac mixed toward gray.

#999eaa

#9a9ea8

#9c9fa7

#9ea0a5

#a0a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa9 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9999a8 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#97a6a5 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979dac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979dac]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#979dac (#979dac) is rgb(151, 157, 172) in RGB.

No, #979dac is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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