What color is #797FAA?

#797FAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797FAA?

The RGB value is 121, 127, 170: 121 red, 127 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797FAA?

The complementary color is #AAA479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797FAA color

#797FAA rgb(121, 127, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797FAA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.8% green and 66.7% blue (121, 127, 170).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#797FAA color codes

HEX	`#797FAA`
RGB	`rgb(121, 127, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 25%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, 7.84, -23.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 24.81, 288.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.728, 22.145, 41.099)`
Decimal	`7962538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797FAA, 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 #797FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #797FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797faa; }
.text { color: #797faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 127 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797faa, #8b79aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #797FAA?: #797FAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797FAA?: The RGB value is 121, 127, 170: 121 red, 127 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797FAA?: The complementary color is #AAA479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.