All About Color #7979EC

#7979EC

About #7979EC

#7979EC is a light blue color with the hex code #7979EC. In RGB it is red 121, green 121, blue 236; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 75%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 49%, 49%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 3.65:1 on white and 5.76:1 on black.

#7979EC Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 79, EC
CMYK48.73%, 48.73%, 0.00%, 7.45%
RGB Decimal121, 121, 236
HSL240°, 75%, 70%
RGB Octal171, 171, 354
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 48.73%, 92.55%
RGB Binary1111001, 1111001, 11101100
CIE-L*AB55.88, 30.07, -58.30
RGB Percent47.45%, 47.45%, 92.55%
CIE-L*CH55.88, 65.60, 297.28
XYZ29.86, 23.80, 82.38
CIE-L*UV55.88, -6.83, -94.80
xyY0.22, 0.17, 23.80
Hunter-Lab48.78, 23.91, -65.98
RYB47.45%, 47.45%, 92.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#7979EC on a dark background: contrast 5.76:1, passes WCAG AA.
#7979EC on a light background: contrast 3.65:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#7979EC · #C9C9F7 · #2929E0 · #ECEC79 · #F7F7C9

Analogous palette

#79ECEC · #79B2EC · #7979EC · #B279EC · #EC79EC

Triadic palette

#7979EC · #EC7979 · #79EC79 · #C9C9F7 · #F7C9C9

Tetradic palette

#7979EC · #EC79B3 · #ECEC79 · #79ECB3 · #2929E0

Monochromatic palette

#1919B3 · #3636E2 · #7979EC · #BCBCF5 · #E9E9FC

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