All About Color #7979DC

#7979DC

About #7979DC

#7979DC is a light blue color with the hex code #7979DC. In RGB it is red 121, green 121, blue 220; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 59%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 45%, 45%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 3.76:1 on white and 5.58:1 on black.

#7979DC Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 79, DC
CMYK45.00%, 45.00%, 0.00%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal121, 121, 220
HSL240°, 59%, 67%
RGB Octal171, 171, 334
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 45.00%, 86.27%
RGB Binary1111001, 1111001, 11011100
CIE-L*AB54.98, 25.33, -50.79
RGB Percent47.45%, 47.45%, 86.27%
CIE-L*CH54.98, 56.76, 296.51
XYZ27.64, 22.91, 70.67
CIE-L*UV54.98, -5.91, -82.09
xyY0.23, 0.19, 22.91
Hunter-Lab47.86, 19.33, -54.05
RYB47.45%, 47.45%, 86.27%

Color Accessibility Scores

#7979DC on a dark background: contrast 5.58:1, passes WCAG AA.
#7979DC on a light background: contrast 3.76:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#7979DC · #C2C2EF · #3333C7 · #DCDC79 · #EFEFC2

Analogous palette

#79DCDC · #79ABDC · #7979DC · #AB79DC · #DC79DC

Triadic palette

#7979DC · #DC7979 · #79DC79 · #C2C2EF · #EFC2C2

Tetradic palette

#7979DC · #DC79AB · #DCDC79 · #79DCAB · #3333C7

Monochromatic palette

#272796 · #3C3CCD · #7979DC · #B6B6EC · #EBEBFA

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