Palettes / Colors / #7979BF

#7979BF — Muted Blue

#7979BF is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#7979BF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BEBE79; it also sits naturally between #799CBE and #9C79BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 47% · Blue 75%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #7979BF

.text { color: #7979BF; }
.background { background-color: #7979BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7979BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 121, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 35%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7979BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 121, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7979BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 121, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7979BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7979BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEBE79:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7979BF: #000000.

How #7979BF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7979BF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7979BF?

#7979BF is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 121, 121, 191). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7979BF?

#7979BF is RGB 121, 121, 191 — HSL 240°, 35%, 61% — CMYK 37%, 37%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #7979BF?

Its complement is #BEBE79; analogous partners are #799CBE and #9C79BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7979BF for text?

Black text on #7979BF has a contrast ratio of 5.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.96:1.