What color is #797BA5?

#797BA5 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 #797BA5?

The RGB value is 121, 123, 165: 121 red, 123 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797BA5?

The complementary color is #A5A379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797BA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797BA5 color

#797BA5 rgb(121, 123, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797BA5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 48.2% green and 64.7% blue (121, 123, 165).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#797BA5 color codes

HEX	`#797BA5`
RGB	`rgb(121, 123, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 48.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 25%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, 8.92, -22.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 24.33, 291.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.758, 20.947, 38.487)`
Decimal	`7961509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797BA5, 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 #797BA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797BA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #797BA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797ba5; }
.text { color: #797ba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797ba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 123 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797ba5, #8d79a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #797BA5?: #797BA5 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 #797BA5?: The RGB value is 121, 123, 165: 121 red, 123 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797BA5?: The complementary color is #A5A379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797BA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.