#979ECB#979ECB

#979ECB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.066 H 277.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#979ECB
RGB	rgb(151, 158, 203)
HSL	hsl(232, 33%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(232, 26%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 22.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.02, 7.46, -23.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.02, 24.99, 287.37°)
OKLab	oklab(70.97% 0.0089 -0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(70.97% 0.066 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(35.7660, 35.3440, 61.4260)
Luminance	0.3534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#979ECB #CBC497

analogous

#97B8CB #979ECB #AA97CB

triadic

#979ECB #CB979E #9ECB97

tetradic

#979ECB #CB97B8 #CBC497 #97CBAA

square

#979ECB #CB97B8 #CBC497 #97CBAA

split-complementary

#979ECB #CBAA97 #B8CB97

monochromatic

#4D589A #6E78B7 #979ECB #C0C4DF #E9EAF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.60

#979ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.07

#979ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #979ECB

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##979ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##979ECB	1.00	2.60	8.07	8.07
#FFFFFF	2.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91A2CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E9FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8AA6AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #979ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 158, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.066 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6badb',
    500: '#979ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #979ecb;
$custom-light: #b6badb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#979ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.923,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 69.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70974,
    "c": 0.06616,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.35345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#979ECB

secondary

#E6E4D7

accent

#9D39AC

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FA

border

#D0D0D3

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #979ECB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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