All About Color #797EA0

#797EA0

About #797EA0

#797EA0 is a medium blue color with the hex code #797EA0. In RGB it is red 121, green 126, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 232°, saturation 17%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 24%, 21%, 0%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 3.96:1 on white and 5.30:1 on black.

#797EA0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 7E, A0
CMYK24.38%, 21.25%, 0.00%, 37.25%
RGB Decimal121, 126, 160
HSL232°, 17%, 55%
RGB Octal171, 176, 240
HSV (HSB)232.31°, 24.38%, 62.75%
RGB Binary1111001, 1111110, 10100000
CIE-L*AB53.52, 5.90, -18.78
RGB Percent47.45%, 49.41%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH53.52, 19.68, 287.44
XYZ21.69, 21.52, 36.27
CIE-L*UV53.52, -4.49, -28.54
xyY0.27, 0.27, 21.52
Hunter-Lab46.39, 2.26, -13.87
RYB47.45%, 49.19%, 62.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#797EA0 on a dark background: contrast 5.30:1, passes WCAG AA.
#797EA0 on a light background: contrast 3.96:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #797EA0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #797EA0. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#797EA0 · #AEB2C6 · #4E536E · #A09B79 · #C6C3AE

Analogous palette

#79A09B · #7991A0 · #797EA0 · #8779A0 · #9B79A0

Triadic palette

#797EA0 · #A0797E · #7EA079 · #AEB2C6 · #C6AEB2

Tetradic palette

#797EA0 · #A07991 · #A09B79 · #79A087 · #4E536E

Monochromatic palette

#35384B · #555977 · #797EA0 · #A5A9C0 · #D2D4DF

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