#7970B2 Color

#7970B2 is rgb(121, 112, 178) in RGB and hsl(248, 30%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#7970B2

HEX#7970B2

RGBrgb(121, 112, 178)

HSLhsl(248, 30%, 57%)

HSVhsv(248, 37%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.1 289.1)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 37%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #7970B2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7970B2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#7970B2 Complementary#A9B270 Analogous#7089B2 Analogous#9A70B2 Triadic#B27970 Triadic#70B279

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #7970B2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8C84BD #9F98C8 #B1ACD2 #C1BDDB #D3D1E6 #E6E4F1

Shades

#6157A2 #544B8B #443D71 #36305A #26223F #181528

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