Information about #7979BE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #7979BE belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(121, 121, 190) (47.5% red, 47.5% green, 74.5% blue), or CMYK 27 / 27 / 0 / 25 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned deep-sea blue, #7979BE appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Moody Blue (#8378C7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Masquerade (#7285BC) and Toolbox (#746CC0).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 121, 190) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #7979BE: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. #7979BE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#7979BE color variations

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

#7979BE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#7979BE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#7979BE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#7979BE 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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#7979BE 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 #7979BE

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

Moody Blue color link
Moody Blue

#8378C7

Masquerade color link
Masquerade

#7285BC

Toolbox color link
Toolbox

#746CC0

Ube color link
Ube

#8878C3

Long Shot color link
Long Shot

#8776B6

Middle Blue Purple color link
Middle Blue Purple

#8B72BE

Grayish Blue color link
Grayish Blue

#7D7DA8

Misty Lupine color link
Misty Lupine

#7983D3

Chetwode Blue color link
Chetwode Blue

#666FB4

Pastel Indigo color link
Pastel Indigo

#8686AF

Ship Cove color link
Ship Cove

#7988AB

Beyond color link
Beyond

#808AAC

#7979BE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7979BE
  • RGB121, 121, 190
  • CMYK27, 27, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(121, 121, 190)
  • HSL240°, 35%, 61%
  • HSL Precise240°, 34.673%, 60.98%
  • HSV240°, 36%, 75%
  • HSB240°, 36%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.475, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.475, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.475, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID7979BE
  • DECIMAL ID7961022
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers328 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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