All About Color #7979D2

#7979D2

About #7979D2

#7979D2 is a light blue color with the hex code #7979D2. In RGB it is red 121, green 121, blue 210; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 50%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 42%, 42%, 0%, 18%. Its contrast ratio is 3.83:1 on white and 5.48:1 on black.

#7979D2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 79, D2
CMYK42.38%, 42.38%, 0.00%, 17.65%
RGB Decimal121, 121, 210
HSL240°, 50%, 65%
RGB Octal171, 171, 322
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 42.38%, 82.35%
RGB Binary1111001, 1111001, 11010010
CIE-L*AB54.44, 22.42, -46.00
RGB Percent47.45%, 47.45%, 82.35%
CIE-L*CH54.44, 51.17, 295.98
XYZ26.36, 22.39, 63.91
CIE-L*UV54.44, -5.33, -73.97
xyY0.23, 0.20, 22.39
Hunter-Lab47.32, 16.60, -46.94
RYB47.45%, 47.45%, 82.35%

Color Accessibility Scores

#7979D2 on a dark background: contrast 5.48:1, passes WCAG AA.
#7979D2 on a light background: contrast 3.83:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #7979D2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #7979D2. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#7979D2 · #BEBEE9 · #3C3CB4 · #D2D279 · #E9E9BE

Analogous palette

#79D2D2 · #79A6D2 · #7979D2 · #A679D2 · #D279D2

Triadic palette

#7979D2 · #D27979 · #79D279 · #BEBEE9 · #E9BEBE

Tetradic palette

#7979D2 · #D279A6 · #D2D279 · #79D2A6 · #3C3CB4

Monochromatic palette

#2D2D86 · #4040BF · #7979D2 · #B3B3E6 · #ECECF9

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