#7978A1 Color

#7978A1 is rgb(121, 120, 161) in RGB and hsl(241, 18%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#7978A1

HEX#7978A1

RGBrgb(121, 120, 161)

HSLhsl(241, 18%, 55%)

HSVhsv(241, 25%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.062 285.4)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #7978A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7978A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#7978A1 Complementary#A0A178 Analogous#788CA1 Analogous#8D78A1 Triadic#A17878 Triadic#78A178

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #7978A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8A8AAD #9C9CBA #AEAEC7 #C3C3D5 #D5D5E2 #E7E7EE

Shades

#656490 #545478 #464563 #37364E #282839 #171721

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