Information about #979EBE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #979EBE is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 158, 190) — 59.2% red, 62% 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.

A softly toned classic blue, #979EBE 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 Smokescreen (#93A2B7) and Birdcage (#9D9CB7).

The recipe behind #979EBE is rgb(151, 158, 190), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #979EBE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#979EBE color variations

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

#979EBE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979EBE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#979EBE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#979EBE 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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#979EBE 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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#B2BE97
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#BEA497
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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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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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#9FBE97
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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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#B797BE
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#9FBE97
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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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#BEB797
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Nearest named colors to #979EBE

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

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

#979EBE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979EBE
  • RGB151, 158, 190
  • CMYK15, 13, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(151, 158, 190)
  • HSL229°, 23%, 67%
  • HSL Precise229.231°, 23.077%, 66.863%
  • HSV229°, 21%, 75%
  • HSB229°, 21%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.620, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.620, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.620, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID979EBE
  • DECIMAL ID9936574
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers307 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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