What color is #979CD1?

#979CD1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979CD1?

The RGB value is 151, 156, 209: 151 red, 156 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979CD1?

The complementary color is #D1CC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979CD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979CD1 color

#979CD1 rgb(151, 156, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #979CD1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 61.2% green and 82% blue (151, 156, 209).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#979CD1 color codes

HEX	`#979CD1`
RGB	`rgb(151, 156, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 61.2%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 25%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.72, 10.06, -27.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.72, 29.42, 290)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.157, 34.959, 65.152)`
Decimal	`9936081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979CD1, 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 #979CD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979CD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #979CD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979cd1; }
.text { color: #979cd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979cd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 156 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979cd1, #af97d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #979CD1?: #979CD1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979CD1?: The RGB value is 151, 156, 209: 151 red, 156 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979CD1?: The complementary color is #D1CC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979CD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.