#979EB5

Accessibility

AAA

7.87:1

Vs white / black

2.67:1 · 7.87:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#979eb5

RGB

rgb(151, 158, 181)

RGBA

rgba(151, 158, 181, 1)

HSL

hsl(226, 17%, 65%)

HSLA

hsla(226, 17%, 65%, 1)

HSV

hsv(226, 17%, 71%)

LAB

lab(65.25% 2.35 -12.74)

LCH

lch(65.25% 12.95 280.45)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7013 0.0013 -0.0345)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7013 0.0345 272.16)

XYZ

xyz(33.33, 34.37, 48.59)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 29%)

CSS

color: #979eb5;

CSS variable

--color-979eb5: #979eb5;

SCSS

$color-979eb5: #979eb5;

JavaScript

const color = "#979eb5";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#979eb5";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#979eb5" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#979eb5", "rgb": { "r": 151, "g": 158, "b": 181 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7013 0.0345 272.16)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#979eb5-1: #979eb5;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.11 · #94A3B8

Nearest CSS named color

LightSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 10.07 · #778899

Nearest Material color

indigo-200

Very different · ΔE 8.22 · #9FA8DA

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 16.76 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f0f5ff 100e2e7f8 200ced4e6 300b7bdd2 4009aa1b8 5007f859c 6006a6f83 700545969 8003f4350 9002b2f39 950171a24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6f7f9 eeeff3 e5e7ed dcdfe6 d4d7e0 cbcfda c2c6d4 babece b1b6c8 a8aec1 a0a6bb 979eb5 8a91a6 7e8497 717788 656979 585c6a 4c4f5b 3f424b 32353c 26282d 191a1e 0d0d0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f7f9 eeeff3 e5e7ed dcdfe6 d4d7e0 cbcfda c2c6d4 babece b1b6c8 a8aec1 a0a6bb

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

8a91a6 7e8497 717788 656979 585c6a 4c4f5b 3f424b 32353c 26282d 191a1e 0d0d0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

959bb1 9399ac 9197a8 8f94a3 8d929f 8c8f9b 8a8d96 888a92 86888d 848589 828384

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#979EB5Stop 1 #B5AE97Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#97ADB5Stop 1 #979EB5Stop 2 #9F97B5Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#979EB5Stop 1 #B5979EStop 2 #9EB597Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#979EB5Stop 1 #B59F97Stop 2 #ADB597Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2A2E3CStop 1 #4A5168Stop 2 #6A7495Stop 3 #979EB5Stop 4 #C3C7D5Stop 5

Using this color

Where #979eb5 works

#979EB5 (#979eb5) sits in the blue family at about 226° hue, 17% saturation, and 65% lightness. Contrast is 2.67:1 on white and 7.87:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #979eb5 as small body text on white — 2.67:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0 Spectrum #93A8CD#93A8CD Material You Neutral#938F99 Spectrum #959BD0#959BD0 Material Indigo 200#9FA8DA Web Safe #9999CC#9999CC Spectrum #929DD3#929DD3 Spectrum #8FACD1#8FACD1 Spectrum #91A3D9#91A3D9