Information about #79769C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#79769C falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 118, 156) — 47.5% red, 46.3% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 15 / 0 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #79769C reads as a calm, restrained blue and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Stained Red (#78779B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rhythm (#777696) and Grayish Blue (#7D7DA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 118, 156) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #79769C: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #79769C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#79769C color variations

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

#79769C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79769C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79769C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79769C 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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#79769C 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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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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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 #79769C

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

Grayish Blue color link
Grayish Blue

#7D7DA8

Wisteria Color color link
Wisteria Color

#89729E

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Greyish Purple color link
Greyish Purple

#887191

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Grey Purple color link
Grey Purple

#826D8C

Grayish Indigo color link
Grayish Indigo

#887DA8

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

#79769C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79769C
  • RGB121, 118, 156
  • CMYK14, 15, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(121, 118, 156)
  • HSL245°, 16%, 54%
  • HSL Precise244.737°, 16.102%, 53.725%
  • HSV245°, 24%, 61%
  • HSB245°, 24%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.463, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.463, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.463, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID79769C
  • DECIMAL ID7960220
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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