Information about #979DBE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#979DBE falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 157, 190) — 59.2% red, 61.6% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 13 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #979DBE reads as a gently muted classic blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rock Blue (#93A2BA). Slightly further away sit Birdcage (#9D9CB7) and Smokescreen (#93A2B7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(151, 157, 190)), which gives #979DBE its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. #979DBE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#979DBE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#979DBE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979DBE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#343954

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Black

#000000

#979DBE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#979DBE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#979DBE 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#B1BE97
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#BEA597
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#97B1BE
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#9DBE97
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#B897BE
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#9DBE97
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#97BEA5
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Nearest named colors to #979DBE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

#979DBE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979DBE
  • RGB151, 157, 190
  • CMYK15, 13, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(151, 157, 190)
  • HSL231°, 23%, 67%
  • HSL Precise230.769°, 23.077%, 66.863%
  • HSV231°, 21%, 75%
  • HSB231°, 21%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.616, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.616, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.616, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID979DBE
  • DECIMAL ID9936318
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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