#7979BE Color

#7979BE is rgb(121, 121, 190) in RGB and hsl(240, 35%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#7979BE

HEX#7979BE

RGBrgb(121, 121, 190)

HSLhsl(240, 35%, 61%)

HSVhsv(240, 36%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.104 282.9)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 36%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#7979BE Complementary#BEBE79 Analogous#799CBE Analogous#9C79BE Triadic#BE7979 Triadic#79BE79

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#8A8AC7 #9F9FD1 #B0B0D9 #C1C1E1 #D2D2E9 #E7E7F3

Shades

#5D5DB1 #4B4B9B #3D3D7F #2E2E60 #212145 #141429

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