All About Color #797FA0

#797FA0

About #797FA0

#797FA0 is a medium blue color with the hex code #797FA0. In RGB it is red 121, green 127, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 17%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 24%, 21%, 0%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 3.92:1 on white and 5.36:1 on black.

#797FA0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 7F, A0
CMYK24.38%, 20.63%, 0.00%, 37.25%
RGB Decimal121, 127, 160
HSL231°, 17%, 55%
RGB Octal171, 177, 240
HSV (HSB)230.77°, 24.38%, 62.75%
RGB Binary1111001, 1111111, 10100000
CIE-L*AB53.79, 5.31, -18.36
RGB Percent47.45%, 49.80%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH53.79, 19.11, 286.15
XYZ21.82, 21.78, 36.31
CIE-L*UV53.79, -4.93, -27.84
xyY0.27, 0.27, 21.78
Hunter-Lab46.67, 1.78, -13.46
RYB47.45%, 49.49%, 62.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#797FA0 on a dark background: contrast 5.36:1, passes WCAG AA.
#797FA0 on a light background: contrast 3.92:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #797FA0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #797FA0. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#797FA0 · #AEB2C6 · #4E536E · #A09A79 · #C6C2AE

Analogous palette

#79A09A · #7992A0 · #797FA0 · #8679A0 · #9A79A0

Triadic palette

#797FA0 · #A0797F · #7FA079 · #AEB2C6 · #C6AEB2

Tetradic palette

#797FA0 · #A07992 · #A09A79 · #79A086 · #4E536E

Monochromatic palette

#35384B · #555A77 · #797FA0 · #A5A9C0 · #D2D4DF

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