What color is #797A9F?

#797A9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797A9F?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 159: 121 red, 122 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797A9F?

The complementary color is #9F9E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797A9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797A9F color

#797A9F rgb(121, 122, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797A9F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 62.4% blue (121, 122, 159).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#797A9F color codes

HEX	`#797A9F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.38, 8, -19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.38, 21.47, 291.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.101, 20.487, 35.637)`
Decimal	`7961247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797A9F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #797A9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797A9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #797A9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797a9f; }
.text { color: #797a9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797a9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797a9f, #8b799f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #797A9F?: #797A9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797A9F?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 159: 121 red, 122 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797A9F?: The complementary color is #9F9E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797A9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.