#797EA0 Color

#797EA0 is rgb(121, 126, 160) in RGB and hsl(232, 17%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#797EA0

HEX#797EA0

RGBrgb(121, 126, 160)

HSLhsl(232, 17%, 55%)

HSVhsv(232, 24%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.052 278.2)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 21%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #797EA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #797EA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#797EA0 Complementary#A09B79 Analogous#7991A0 Analogous#8779A0 Triadic#A0797E Triadic#7EA079

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #797EA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8B8FAC #9DA0B9 #AEB2C6 #C3C6D5 #D5D7E1 #E7E8EE

Shades

#666B8F #555977 #464A62 #373A4E #282A39 #171921

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