What color is #979BBF?

#979BBF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979BBF?

The RGB value is 151, 155, 191: 151 red, 155 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979BBF?

The complementary color is #BFBB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979BBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979BBF color

#979BBF rgb(151, 155, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #979BBF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60.8% green and 74.9% blue (151, 155, 191).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#979BBF color codes

HEX	`#979BBF`
RGB	`rgb(151, 155, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.79, 6.3, -19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.79, 20.05, 288.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.886, 33.783, 54.016)`
Decimal	`9935807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979BBF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #979BBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979BBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #979BBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979bbf; }
.text { color: #979bbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979bbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 155 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979bbf, #a797bf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #979BBF?: #979BBF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979BBF?: The RGB value is 151, 155, 191: 151 red, 155 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979BBF?: The complementary color is #BFBB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979BBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.