All About Color #797AA0

#797AA0

About #797AA0

#797AA0 is a medium blue color with the hex code #797AA0. In RGB it is red 121, green 122, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 238°, saturation 17%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 24%, 24%, 0%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 4.11:1 on white and 5.10:1 on black.

#797AA0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 7A, A0
CMYK24.38%, 23.75%, 0.00%, 37.25%
RGB Decimal121, 122, 160
HSL238°, 17%, 55%
RGB Octal171, 172, 240
HSV (HSB)238.46°, 24.38%, 62.75%
RGB Binary1111001, 1111010, 10100000
CIE-L*AB52.42, 8.26, -20.46
RGB Percent47.45%, 47.84%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH52.42, 22.06, 291.98
XYZ21.19, 20.52, 36.10
CIE-L*UV52.42, -2.74, -31.34
xyY0.27, 0.26, 20.52
Hunter-Lab45.30, 4.22, -15.54
RYB47.45%, 47.83%, 62.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#797AA0 on a dark background: contrast 5.10:1, passes WCAG AA.
#797AA0 on a light background: contrast 4.11:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #797AA0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#797AA0 · #AEAFC6 · #4E4F6E · #A09E79 · #C6C5AE

Analogous palette

#79A09E · #798EA0 · #797AA0 · #8B79A0 · #9E79A0

Triadic palette

#797AA0 · #A0797A · #7AA079 · #AEAFC6 · #C6AEAF

Tetradic palette

#797AA0 · #A0798E · #A09E79 · #79A08B · #4E4F6E

Monochromatic palette

#35364B · #555677 · #797AA0 · #A5A6C0 · #D2D3DF

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