Palettes / Colors / #7979DA

#7979DA — Light Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #7979DA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#7979DA 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 #DADA77; it also sits naturally between #77A8DA and #A877DA. 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 85%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7979DA

.text { color: #7979DA; }
.background { background-color: #7979DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7979DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 121, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 57%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7979DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 121, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7979DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 121, 218, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DADA77:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7979DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7979DA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #7979DA 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 #7979DA 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 #7979DA?

#7979DA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 121, 121, 218). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7979DA?

#7979DA is RGB 121, 121, 218 — HSL 240°, 57%, 66% — CMYK 44%, 44%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #7979DA?

Its complement is #DADA77; analogous partners are #77A8DA and #A877DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7979DA for text?

Black text on #7979DA has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.