What color is #979CB4?

#979CB4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979CB4?

The RGB value is 151, 156, 180: 151 red, 156 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979CB4?

The complementary color is #B4AF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979CB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979CB4 color

#979CB4 rgb(151, 156, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #979CB4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 61.2% green and 70.6% blue (151, 156, 180).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#979CB4 color codes

HEX	`#979CB4`
RGB	`rgb(151, 156, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 61.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.68, 3.24, -13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.68, 13.43, 283.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.887, 33.651, 47.934)`
Decimal	`9936052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979CB4, 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 #979CB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979CB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #979CB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979cb4; }
.text { color: #979cb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979cb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 156 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979cb4, #a097b4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #979CB4?: #979CB4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979CB4?: The RGB value is 151, 156, 180: 151 red, 156 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979CB4?: The complementary color is #B4AF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979CB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.