Information about #979DC3 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#979DC3 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 157, 195) — 59.2% red, 61.6% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 15 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#979DC3 is a softly balanced blue that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Rock Blue (#93A2BA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Stratosphere (#97A0CE) and Birdcage (#9D9CB7).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 157, 195) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. No one has named #979DC3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#979DC3 color variations

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

#979DC3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979DC3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#323758

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Black

#000000

#979DC3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#979DC3 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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#97AEC3

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#979DC3 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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#B3C397
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#C3A897
#C3A897

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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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#97B3C3
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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
#979DC3
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#C3979D
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#9DC397
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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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#BE97C3
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#C3BE97
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#9DC397
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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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#C397B3
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#C3BE97
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#97C3A8
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Nearest named colors to #979DC3

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

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

#979DC3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979DC3
  • RGB151, 157, 195
  • CMYK17, 15, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(151, 157, 195)
  • HSL232°, 27%, 68%
  • HSL Precise231.818°, 26.829%, 67.843%
  • HSV232°, 23%, 76%
  • HSB232°, 23%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.616, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.616, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.616, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID979DC3
  • DECIMAL ID9936323
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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