What color is #797ABA?

#797ABA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797ABA?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 186: 121 red, 122 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797ABA?

The complementary color is #BAB979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797ABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797ABA color

#797ABA rgb(121, 122, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797ABA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 72.9% blue (121, 122, 186).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 32% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#797ABA color codes

HEX	`#797ABA`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 32%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 35%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 34%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, 15.06, -33.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 36.97, 294.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.705, 21.528, 49.351)`
Decimal	`7961274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797ABA, 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 #797ABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797ABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #797ABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797aba; }
.text { color: #797aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797aba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797aba, #9979ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #797ABA?: #797ABA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797ABA?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 186: 121 red, 122 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797ABA?: The complementary color is #BAB979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797ABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.