#7979A4 Color

#7979A4 is rgb(121, 121, 164) in RGB and hsl(240, 19%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#7979A4

HEX#7979A4

RGBrgb(121, 121, 164)

HSLhsl(240, 19%, 56%)

HSVhsv(240, 26%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.065 284.2)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 26%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #7979A4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7979A4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#7979A4 Complementary#A4A479 Analogous#798FA4 Analogous#8F79A4 Triadic#A47979 Triadic#79A479

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #7979A4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8C8CB1 #9E9EBD #B0B0C9 #C2C2D6 #D5D5E2 #E7E7EE

Shades

#656595 #55557C #464667 #36364F #27273A #171721

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