Information about #979BCA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#979BCA presents itself as a moderately toned classic blue — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Stratosphere (#97A0CE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ceil (#92A1CF) and Wistful (#A29ECD).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(151, 155, 202)), which gives #979BCA its character. If you plan to put text on a #979BCA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. No one has named #979BCA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#979BCA color variations
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#979BCA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#979BCA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#979BCA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#979BCA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#979BCA color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #979BCA color
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Nearest named colors to #979BCA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#97A0CE
#92A1CF
#A29ECD
#A2A2D0
#9F90D0
#9FA2D7
#8AA7CC
#93A2BA
#9EABD0
#8B98D8
#88A7C8
#9DA8BD
#979BCA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#979BCA
- RGB151, 155, 202
- CMYK20, 18, 0, 21
- CSSrgb(151, 155, 202)
- HSL235°, 32%, 69%
- HSL Precise235.294°, 32.484%, 69.216%
- HSV235°, 25%, 79%
- HSB235°, 25%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
- GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.608, 0.792)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.608, 0.792, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.608, 0.792)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID979BCA
- DECIMAL ID9935818
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited2 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
