#796997 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #796997 is composed of 47.5% red, 41.2% green and 59.2% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 19.9% cyan, 30.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.8% black. It has a hue angle of 260.9 degrees, a saturation of 18.1% and a lightness of 50.2%. #796997 color hex could be obtained by blending #f2d2ff with #00002f. Closest websafe color is: #666699.

    • R 47
    • G 41
    • B 59
    RGB color chart
    • C 20
    • M 30
    • Y 0
    • K 41
    CMYK color chart

#796997 color description : Mostly desaturated dark violet.

#796997 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #796997 has RGB values of R:121, G:105, B:151 and CMYK values of C:0.2, M:0.3, Y:0, K:0.41. Its decimal value is 7956887.

Hex triplet 796997 #796997
RGB Decimal 121, 105, 151 rgb(121,105,151)
RGB Percent 47.5, 41.2, 59.2 rgb(47.5%,41.2%,59.2%)
CMYK 20, 30, 0, 41
HSL 260.9°, 18.1, 50.2 hsl(260.9,18.1%,50.2%)
HSV (or HSB) 260.9°, 30.5, 59.2
Web Safe 666699 #666699
CIE-LAB 47.498, 16.18, -22.749
XYZ 18.522, 16.402, 31.467
xyY 0.279, 0.247, 16.402
CIE-LCH 47.498, 27.917, 305.422
CIE-LUV 47.498, 5.282, -35.249
Hunter-Lab 40.5, 10.758, -17.716
Binary 01111001, 01101001, 10010111

Color Schemes with #796997

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Alternatives to #796997

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#796997 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #796997

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CSS codes
.text {color:#796997;}
.background {background-color:#796997;}
.border {border:1px solid #796997;}

Shades and Tints of #796997

A shade is achieved by adding black to any pure hue, while a tint is created by mixing white to any pure color. In this example, #000001 is the darkest color, while #f5f4f7 is the lightest one.

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Tones of #796997

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #7f7d83 is the less saturated color, while #5b07f9 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #796997 is perceived by people affected by a color vision deficiency. This can be useful if you need to ensure your color combinations are accessible to color-blind users.

Monochromacy
  • #737373 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #74717a Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #6a76a0 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #6f769a Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #79767f Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #70719c Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #727199 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #797187 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population