What color is #979EB3?

#979EB3 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 #979EB3?

The RGB value is 151, 158, 179: 151 red, 158 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979EB3?

The complementary color is #B3AC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979EB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979EB3 color

#979EB3 rgb(151, 158, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979EB3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62% green and 70.2% blue (151, 158, 179).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#979EB3 color codes

HEX	`#979EB3`
RGB	`rgb(151, 158, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.19, 1.91, -11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.19, 11.87, 279.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.124, 34.287, 47.512)`
Decimal	`9936563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979EB3, 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 #979EB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979EB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #979EB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979eb3; }
.text { color: #979eb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979eb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 158 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979eb3, #9e97b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #979EB3?: #979EB3 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 #979EB3?: The RGB value is 151, 158, 179: 151 red, 158 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979EB3?: The complementary color is #B3AC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979EB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.