#7979A9 Color

#7979A9 is rgb(121, 121, 169) in RGB and hsl(240, 22%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#7979A9

HEX#7979A9

RGBrgb(121, 121, 169)

HSLhsl(240, 22%, 57%)

HSVhsv(240, 28%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.073 284)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 28%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #7979A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text5.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7979A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#7979A9 Complementary#A9A979 Analogous#7991A9 Analogous#9179A9 Triadic#A97979 Triadic#79A979

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #7979A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8C8CB5 #9F9FC1 #B1B1CD #C1C1D7 #D3D3E3 #E6E6EF

Shades

#616198 #545483 #44446A #363654 #26263B #181825

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