What color is #979EB2?

#979EB2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979EB2?

The RGB value is 151, 158, 178: 151 red, 158 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979EB2?

The complementary color is #B2AB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979EB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979EB2 color

#979EB2 rgb(151, 158, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979EB2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62% green and 69.8% blue (151, 158, 178).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#979EB2 color codes

HEX	`#979EB2`
RGB	`rgb(151, 158, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.16, 1.69, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.16, 11.33, 278.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.023, 34.247, 46.981)`
Decimal	`9936562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979EB2, 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 #979EB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979EB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #979EB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979eb2; }
.text { color: #979eb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979eb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 158 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979eb2, #9e97b2); }

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Questions

What color is #979EB2?: #979EB2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979EB2?: The RGB value is 151, 158, 178: 151 red, 158 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979EB2?: The complementary color is #B2AB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979EB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.