#979ECD#979ECD
#979ECD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.069 H 277.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #979ECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 158, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.3%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.09, 7.95, -24.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.09, 26.09, 287.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.06% 0.0095 -0.0684) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.06% 0.069 277.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0059, 35.4399, 62.6893) |
| Luminance | 0.3544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.79
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.19
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.57
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 10.74
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 11.21
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 11.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#979ECD #CDC697
analogous
#97B9CD #979ECD #AB97CD
triadic
#979ECD #CD979E #9ECD97
tetradic
#979ECD #CD97B9 #CDC697 #97CDAB
square
#979ECD #CD97B9 #CDC697 #97CDAB
split-complementary
#979ECD #CDAB97 #B9CD97
monochromatic
#4C569E #6E77B9 #979ECD #C0C5E1 #EAEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#979ECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#979ECD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #979ECD
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##979ECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##979ECD | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A3CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9FCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8AA7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #979ecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 158, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.069 277.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6badc',
500: '#979ecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #979ecd; $custom-light: #b6badc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#979ecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 158,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.222,
"s": 35.065,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71056,
"c": 0.06905,
"h": 277.9
},
"luminance": 0.35441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#979ECD
secondary
#E8E6D8
accent
#9F38AE
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#111115
muted
#808083