#7979A0 Color

#7979A0 is rgb(121, 121, 160) in RGB and hsl(240, 17%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#7979A0

HEX#7979A0

RGBrgb(121, 121, 160)

HSLhsl(240, 17%, 55%)

HSVhsv(240, 24%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.059 284.4)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #7979A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7979A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#7979A0 Complementary#A0A079 Analogous#798CA0 Analogous#8C79A0 Triadic#A07979 Triadic#79A079

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #7979A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8B8BAC #9D9DB9 #AEAEC6 #C3C3D5 #D5D5E1 #E7E7EE

Shades

#66668F #555577 #464662 #37374E #282839 #171721

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