Information about #797D9B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#797D9B falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(121, 125, 155) — 47.5% red, 49% green, 60.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 12 / 0 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned deep-sea blue, #797D9B carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Stained Red (#78779B). Slightly further away sit Rhythm (#777696) and Light Slate Gray (#778899).

The recipe behind #797D9B is rgb(121, 125, 155), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #797D9B: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#797D9B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#797D9B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#797D9B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#797D9B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#797D9B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#797D9B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#9B787C
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#7C9B78
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#97789B
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #797D9B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Grayish Blue color link
Grayish Blue

#7D7DA8

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Antique Navy Hue color link
Antique Navy Hue

#718894

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Pewter Metallic color link
Pewter Metallic

#838897

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

#797D9B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#797D9B
  • RGB121, 125, 155
  • CMYK13, 12, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(121, 125, 155)
  • HSL233°, 15%, 54%
  • HSL Precise232.941°, 14.53%, 54.118%
  • HSV233°, 22%, 61%
  • HSB233°, 22%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.490, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.490, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.490, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID797D9B
  • DECIMAL ID7962011
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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