Information about #798DA9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #798DA9 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 141, 169) — 47.5% red, 55.3% green, 66.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 11 / 0 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained azure, #798DA9 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Shadow Blue (#778BA5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ship Cove (#7988AB) and Grayish Sapphire Blue (#7D88A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 141, 169) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #798DA9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. #798DA9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#798DA9 color variations

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#798DA9 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #798DA9

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

#798DA9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#798DA9
  • RGB121, 141, 169
  • CMYK19, 11, 0, 34
  • HSL215°, 22%, 57%
  • HSL Precise215°, 21.818%, 56.863%
  • HSV215°, 28%, 66%
  • HSB215°, 28%, 66%
  • HEX ID798DA9
  • DECIMAL ID7966121
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
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