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#787DCE

#787dce ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#787dce is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 49.02% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.75% cyan, 39.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 236.51°, with 46.74% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 7.16.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2312

Complementary

  1. #787dce
  2. #cec978

Split complementary

  1. #787dce
  2. #ce9e78
  3. #a8ce78

Analogous

  1. #78a8ce
  2. #787dce
  3. #9e78ce

Triadic

  1. #787dce
  2. #ce787d
  3. #7dce78

Tetradic

  1. #787dce
  2. #c978ce
  3. #cec978
  4. #7dce78

Square

  1. #787dce
  2. #ce78a8
  3. #cec978
  4. #78ce9e

Monochromatic

  1. #2e337f
  2. #4249b7
  3. #787dce
  4. #b0b3e2
  5. #e8e9f7

Shades

#787dce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #787dce
  2. #6c71b9
  3. #6064a5
  4. #545890
  5. #484b7c
  6. #3c3f67
  7. #303252
  8. #24263e
  9. #181929
  10. #0c0d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#787dce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #787dce
  2. #868ad3
  3. #9397d8
  4. #a1a4dd
  5. #aeb1e2
  6. #bcbee7
  7. #c9cbeb
  8. #d7d8f0
  9. #e4e5f5
  10. #f2f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#787dce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #787dce
  2. #797dc6
  3. #7a7ebe
  4. #7a7eb7
  5. #7b7eaf
  6. #7c7fa7
  7. #7d7f9f
  8. #7e7f97
  9. #7e7f90
  10. #7f8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f81a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6087d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b81cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d8d9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b83d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #687fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6987b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-787dce {
  color: #787dce;
}
Background
.bg-787dce {
  background-color: #787dce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-787dce {
  border: 2px solid #787dce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #787dce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 125 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 47% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-787dce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #787dce, #9e78ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-787dce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 125 206 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.16 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.15 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.38 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.27 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.27 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.42 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.63 #878231 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#787dce  rgb(120, 125, 206)  hsl(237, 47%, 64%)  Glaucous
#cec978  rgb(206, 201, 120)  hsl(57, 47%, 64%)  Dark Khaki
#ce787d  rgb(206, 120, 125)  hsl(357, 47%, 64%)  Old Rose
#7dce78  rgb(125, 206, 120)  hsl(117, 47%, 64%)  Mantis