What color is #797ACB?

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

What is the RGB value of #797ACB?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 203: 121 red, 122 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797ACB?

The complementary color is #CBCA79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797ACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797ACB color

#797ACB rgb(121, 122, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797ACB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 79.6% blue (121, 122, 203).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 44% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#797ACB color codes

HEX	`#797ACB`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 44%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 40%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.34, 19.81, -42.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.34, 46.6, 295.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.621, 22.295, 59.442)`
Decimal	`7961291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797ACB, 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 #797ACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797ACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #797ACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797acb; }
.text { color: #797acb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797acb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797acb, #a179cb); }

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Questions

What color is #797ACB?: #797ACB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797ACB?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 203: 121 red, 122 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797ACB?: The complementary color is #CBCA79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797ACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.