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#787CB7

#787cb7 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#787cb7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.43% cyan, 32.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 236.19°, with 30.43% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 7.74.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2183

Complementary

  1. #787cb7
  2. #b7b378

Split complementary

  1. #787cb7
  2. #b79378
  3. #9bb778

Analogous

  1. #789bb7
  2. #787cb7
  3. #9378b7

Triadic

  1. #787cb7
  2. #b7787c
  3. #7cb778

Tetradic

  1. #787cb7
  2. #b378b7
  3. #b7b378
  4. #7cb778

Square

  1. #787cb7
  2. #b7789b
  3. #b7b378
  4. #78b793

Monochromatic

  1. #343762
  2. #4f5394
  3. #787cb7
  4. #aaacd2
  5. #dcddec

Shades

#787cb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #787cb7
  2. #6c70a5
  3. #606392
  4. #545780
  5. #484a6e
  6. #3c3e5c
  7. #303249
  8. #242537
  9. #181925
  10. #0c0c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#787cb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #787cb7
  2. #8689be
  3. #9396c5
  4. #a1a3cd
  5. #aeb0d4
  6. #bcbedb
  7. #c9cbe2
  8. #d7d8e9
  9. #e4e5f1
  10. #f2f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#787cb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #787cb7
  2. #797cb2
  3. #7a7dac
  4. #7a7da7
  5. #7b7ea1
  6. #7c7e9c
  7. #7d7e96
  8. #7e7f91
  9. #7e7f8b
  10. #7f8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a83b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #677fb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #678791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7080b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e7eb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e83a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-787cb7 {
  color: #787cb7;
}
Background
.bg-787cb7 {
  background-color: #787cb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-787cb7 {
  border: 2px solid #787cb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #787cb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 124 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 30% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-787cb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #787cb7, #9378b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-787cb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 124 183 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.74 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.84 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.73 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.60 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.12 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.33 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.33 #878348 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#787cb7  rgb(120, 124, 183)  hsl(236, 30%, 59%)  Glaucous
#b7b378  rgb(183, 179, 120)  hsl(56, 30%, 59%)  Sage
#b7787c  rgb(183, 120, 124)  hsl(356, 30%, 59%)  Old Rose
#7cb778  rgb(124, 183, 120)  hsl(116, 30%, 59%)  Dark Sea Green