#979BDD Hex Color

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Color Name

Blue Bell*

Hex Color Code

#979BDD

RGB Color Code

RGB(151, 155, 221)

CMYK Values*

31.7%, 29.9%, 0.0%, 13.3%

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#979BDD hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 979BDD?

The RGB color code for color number #979BDD is RGB(151, 155, 221). In the RGB color model, #979BDD has a red value of 151, a green value of 155, and a blue value of 221. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 31.7% cyan, 29.9% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 13.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 236.6° (degrees), 50.7 % saturation, and 72.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #979BDD has a hue of 236.6° (degrees), 31.7 % saturation and 86.7 % brightness/value.

Color 979BDD is cool or warm?

Color 979BDD is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #979BDD? (For interior and product design)

979BDD has an LRV of nearly 35.2. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#979BDD

LRV 35.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 35.2 of #979BDD with dark and light color

Is #979BDD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 979BDD meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #979BDD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #979BDD

Hex triplet: #979BDD
Red: 97
Green: 9B
Blue: DD

RGBA / RGB rgb(151, 155, 221)

Red: 151 (59.2%)
Green: 155 (60.8%)
Blue: 221 (86.7%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 31.67%
Magenta: 29.86%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 13.33%

HSL hsl(236.57deg, 50.7 %, 72.9 %)

Hue: 236.57°
Saturation: 50.72 %
Lightness: 72.94 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 236.57°
Saturation: 31.67 %
Brightness / Value: 86.67 %

RYB ryb(29, 29, 80)

Red: 29 (11.4%)
Yellow: 29 (11.4%)
Blue: 80 (31.5%)

HWB

Hue: 236.57°
Whiteness: 59.22 %
Blackness: 13.33 %

CMY

Cyan: 40.78%
Magenta: 39.22%
Yellow: 13.33%

XYZ

X: 37.53
Y: 35.24
Z: 73.23

YXY

Y1: 35.24
X: 0.26
Y2: 0.24

CIE-Lab

L: 65.94
A: 13.66
B: -33.96

CIE-Lch

L: 65.94
C: 36.6
H: 291.91

CIE-Luv

L: 65.94
U: -5.82
V: -55.48

Hunter-Lab

L: 59.37
A: 8.97
B: -31.58

Other

LRV: ~ 35.2 %
Munsell Color System: 7.9PB 6.4/7.8

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #979BDD

These are the named colors closest to hex 979BDD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#9999CC Color Blue Bell

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

#ACACE6 Color Maximum Blue Purple

94.54% match | ΔE 5.46

#B19CD9 Color Light Pastel Purple

92.69% match | ΔE 7.31

#7A89B8 Color Wild Blue Yonder

92.00% match | ΔE 8.00

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 979BDD.

#9595D2 Color PANTONE 271 C

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#949CD0 Color PANTONE 3558 C

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#A7A4E0 Color PANTONE 2705 C

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

#838DC8 Color PANTONE 2114 C

94.72% match | ΔE 5.28

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 979BDD.

#919BC9 Color PANTONE 16-3925 TCX - Easter Egg

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

#8896C6 Color PANTONE 17-3929 TCX - Pale Iris

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

#848DC5 Color PANTONE 17-3930 TCX - Jacaranda

94.62% match | ΔE 5.38

#96A3C7 Color PANTONE 16-3921 TCX - Blue Heron

94.19% match | ΔE 5.81

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 979BDD.

#A1A6D6 Color RAL 290 70 25 - Sorbet Ice Mauve

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

#9BACD8 Color RAL 280 70 25 - Aster Flower Blue

94.27% match | ΔE 5.73

#858BC2 Color RAL 290 60 30 - Pleated Mauve

94.09% match | ΔE 5.91

#9EABD0 Color RAL 280 70 20 - Lilac Scent Soft Blue

93.50% match | ΔE 6.50

Paint color for Hex #979BDD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 979BDD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 979BDD once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 979BDD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #979BDD to Dunn-Edwards

#97A3DA Color Periwinkle (DE 5906)

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#A6A1D7 Color Simply Violet (DE 5941)

95.34% match | ΔE 4.66

#99A8C9 Color Sapphire Fog (DE 5899)

93.19% match | ΔE 6.81

#979FBF Color Midnight Blush (DE 5913)

92.85% match | ΔE 7.15

Valspar

Hex color 979BDD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #979BDD to Valspar

#959CCD Color Fields of Heather (8001-47D)

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

#A1ABD7 Color Sassy Violet (4004-10A)

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

#A199C7 Color Purpleheart (8001-48D)

93.40% match | ΔE 6.60

#98A0C1 Color Sweet Violet (4002-8A)

93.11% match | ΔE 6.89

PPG Paints

Hex color 979BDD similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #979BDD to PPG Paints

#8596D2 Color Mystic Iris (PPG1246-5)

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

#8394C5 Color Blue Hyacinth (PPG1245-5)

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#96ADDC Color Suenos (PPG17-01)

93.65% match | ΔE 6.35

#A598C7 Color Grape Arbor (PPG1247-5)

92.44% match | ΔE 7.56

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 979BDD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #979BDD to Sherwin Williams

#8B98C4 Color Dahlia (SW 6816)

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

#A7B2D4 Color Awesome Violet (SW 6815)

91.63% match | ΔE 8.37

#968DB8 Color Brave Purple (SW 6823)

91.40% match | ΔE 8.60

#7498BE Color Lobelia (SW 6809)

90.33% match | ΔE 9.67

Behr

Hex color 979BDD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #979BDD to Behr

#A0A3D2 Color Water Hyacinth (P550-4)

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

#8A8DC4 Color Carriage Ride (P550-5)

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#9FACDB Color Lavender Sky (P540-4)

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

#7F8FCA Color Pansy Garden (P540-5)

94.44% match | ΔE 5.56

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 979BDD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #979BDD to Benjamin Moore

#929BC2 Color Persian Violet (1419)

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

#AAB0DB Color Victorian Trim (2068-50)

92.88% match | ΔE 7.12

#93A0BD Color Blue Pearl (1433)

92.57% match | ΔE 7.43

#7F84BE Color California Lilac (2068-40)

92.04% match | ΔE 7.96

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 979BDD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #979BDD to Farrow & Ball

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

88.29% match | ΔE 11.71

#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)

87.27% match | ΔE 12.73

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

87.12% match | ΔE 12.88

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

83.06% match | ΔE 16.94

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#979BDD color palettes and scheme combination

363CA5

4A51C4

7176D0

979BDD

BDC0EA

E4E5F6

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

97DDD9

97BEDD

979BDD

B697DD

D997DD

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

979BDD

DD979B

9BDD97

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

979BDD

DD97BE

DDD997

97DDB6

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

979BDD

A1A5E0

ABAFE3

B6B9E7

C0C3EA

CBCDEE

D5D7F1

DFE1F4

EAEBF8

F4F5FB

FFFFFF

Blue Bell* - #979BDD Tints

979BDD

878BC6

787CB0

696C9A

5A5D84

4B4D6E

3C3E58

2D2E42

1E1F2C

0F0F16

000000

Blue Bell* - #979BDD Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#979BDD

Blue Bell*

#DDD997

Green Earth (Verona Green)*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #979BDD?

Color that best contrast with #979BDD is #DDD997, color name is Green Earth (Verona Green)*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.