#7980B4 Color

#7980B4 is rgb(121, 128, 180) in RGB and hsl(233, 28%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#7980B4

HEX#7980B4

RGBrgb(121, 128, 180)

HSLhsl(233, 28%, 59%)

HSVhsv(233, 33%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.079 277.9)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 29%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #7980B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7980B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#7980B4 Complementary#B4AD79 Analogous#799DB4 Analogous#9079B4 Triadic#B47980 Triadic#80B479

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #7980B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8D93BF #9DA2C8 #B1B5D3 #C1C4DC #D5D7E7 #E5E6F0

Shades

#5F67A5 #4F568C #404672 #33385B #252841 #161827

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