Information about #7973AB color

#7973AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#7973AB falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 115, 171) — 47.5% red, 45.1% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 22 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #7973AB reads as a softly balanced deep-sea blue and feels open and friendly. 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 a near neighbor of Grayish Blue (#7D7DA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Stained Red (#78779B) and Deluge (#7563A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 115, 171) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #7973AB: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #7973AB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#7973AB color variations

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

#7973AB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#7973AB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5B558E

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#44406B

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Black

#000000

#7973AB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#7973AB 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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#7973AB 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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#A5AB73
#A5AB73

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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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#7973AB

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#89AB73
#89AB73

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#AB9473
#AB9473

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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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#7389AB
#7389AB

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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
#7973AB
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#AB7873
#AB7873

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#73AB78
#73AB78

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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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#AB73A5
#AB73A5

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#73AB78
#73AB78

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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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#AB7389
#AB7389

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#A5AB73
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#73AB94
#73AB94

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Nearest named colors to #7973AB

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

Grayish Blue color link
Grayish Blue

#7D7DA8

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Deluge color link
Deluge

#7563A8

Long Shot color link
Long Shot

#8776B6

Grayish Indigo color link
Grayish Indigo

#887DA8

Wisteria Color color link
Wisteria Color

#89729E

Ship Cove color link
Ship Cove

#7988AB

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Chetwode Blue color link
Chetwode Blue

#666FB4

Grayish Sapphire Blue color link
Grayish Sapphire Blue

#7D88A8

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Toolbox color link
Toolbox

#746CC0

#7973AB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7973AB
  • RGB121, 115, 171
  • CMYK20, 22, 0, 33
  • HSL246°, 25%, 56%
  • HSL Precise246.429°, 25%, 56.078%
  • HSV246°, 33%, 67%
  • HSB246°, 33%, 67%
  • HEX ID7973AB
  • DECIMAL ID7959467
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
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