All About Color #7979BE

#7979BE

About #7979BE

#7979BE is a light blue color with the hex code #7979BE. In RGB it is red 121, green 121, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 35%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 36%, 36%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 3.97:1 on white and 5.29:1 on black.

#7979BE Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 79, BE
CMYK36.32%, 36.32%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal121, 121, 190
HSL240°, 35%, 61%
RGB Octal171, 171, 276
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 36.32%, 74.51%
RGB Binary1111001, 1111001, 10111110
CIE-L*AB53.45, 16.76, -36.18
RGB Percent47.45%, 47.45%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH53.45, 39.88, 294.86
XYZ24.02, 21.46, 51.59
CIE-L*UV53.45, -4.13, -57.38
xyY0.25, 0.22, 21.46
Hunter-Lab46.32, 11.48, -33.61
RYB47.45%, 47.45%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#7979BE on a dark background: contrast 5.29:1, passes WCAG AA.
#7979BE on a light background: contrast 3.97:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #7979BE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#7979BE · #B7B7DC · #474794 · #BEBE79 · #DCDCB7

Analogous palette

#79BEBE · #799CBE · #7979BE · #9C79BE · #BE79BE

Triadic palette

#7979BE · #BE7979 · #79BE79 · #B7B7DC · #DCB7B7

Tetradic palette

#7979BE · #BE799C · #BEBE79 · #79BE9C · #474794

Monochromatic palette

#33336B · #4C4C9E · #7979BE · #ACACD7 · #E0E0F0

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