#79789B Color

#79789B is rgb(121, 120, 155) in RGB and hsl(242, 15%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79789B

HEX#79789B

RGBrgb(121, 120, 155)

HSLhsl(242, 15%, 54%)

HSVhsv(242, 23%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.053 285.9)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 23%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79789B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79789B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79789B Complementary#9A9B78 Analogous#78899B Analogous#8B789B Triadic#9B7978 Triadic#789B79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79789B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8B8AA8 #9F9EB7 #B1B0C4 #C2C1D1 #D3D3DE #E8E8EE

Shades

#67668A #585775 #484861 #373649 #272735 #181820

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