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#979ECD closest to Azureno

#979ECD is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Azureno. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62.0% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(151, 158, 205)). Its HSL value is 232° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #979ECD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.09:1.

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Variations of #979ECD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#979ECD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#979ECD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #979ECD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8E9FCC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #91A3CF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #92A1CE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8E9FCC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #919FCC
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8AA7AE
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #93A2C0
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9EA0AD

#979ECD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.60:1 Very poor#979ECD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.09:1 Very good#979ECD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#979ECD in CSS

/* Azureno */
.color { color: #979ECD; }
.background { background-color: #979ECD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #979ECD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 158 205);
color: hsl(232 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.711 0.069 277.9);

#979ECD FAQ

What color is #979ECD?

#979ECD is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Azureno. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #979ECD?

#979ECD is rgb(151, 158, 205) in RGB, hsl(232, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #979ECD?

The complementary color of #979ECD is #CDC697, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #979ECD?

Black text has the best contrast on #979ECD: 8.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #979ECD a warm or cool color?

#979ECD is a cool color.