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#787CA7

#787ca7 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#787ca7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 48.63% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.14% cyan, 25.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 234.89°, with 21.08% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 8.97.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.212

Complementary

  1. #787ca7
  2. #a7a378

Split complementary

  1. #787ca7
  2. #a78b78
  3. #93a778

Analogous

  1. #7893a7
  2. #787ca7
  3. #8b78a7

Triadic

  1. #787ca7
  2. #a7787c
  3. #7ca778

Tetradic

  1. #787ca7
  2. #a378a7
  3. #a7a378
  4. #7ca778

Square

  1. #787ca7
  2. #a77893
  3. #a7a378
  4. #78a78b

Monochromatic

  1. #353751
  2. #53577f
  3. #787ca7
  4. #a6a9c5
  5. #d5d6e3

Shades

#787ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #787ca7
  2. #6c7096
  3. #606386
  4. #545775
  5. #484a64
  6. #3c3e54
  7. #303243
  8. #242532
  9. #181921
  10. #0c0c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#787ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #787ca7
  2. #8689b0
  3. #9396b9
  4. #a1a3c1
  5. #aeb0ca
  6. #bcbed3
  7. #c9cbdc
  8. #d7d8e5
  9. #e4e5ed
  10. #f2f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#787ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #787ca7
  2. #797ca3
  3. #7a7d9f
  4. #7a7d9b
  5. #7b7e97
  6. #7c7e94
  7. #7d7e90
  8. #7e7f8c
  9. #7e7f88
  10. #7f8084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c7e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7081a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7da6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c848b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #737fa8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #727da6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #718197 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-787ca7 {
  color: #787ca7;
}
Background
.bg-787ca7 {
  background-color: #787ca7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-787ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #787ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #787ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 124 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 21% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-787ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #787ca7, #8b78a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-787ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 124 167 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.97 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.02 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.16 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.27 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.27 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.44 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.44 #878358 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#787ca7  rgb(120, 124, 167)  hsl(235, 21%, 56%)  Cool Gray
#a7a378  rgb(167, 163, 120)  hsl(55, 21%, 56%)  Sage
#a7787c  rgb(167, 120, 124)  hsl(355, 21%, 56%)  Turkish Rose
#7ca778  rgb(124, 167, 120)  hsl(115, 21%, 56%)  Asparagus