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#787DDD

#787ddd ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#787ddd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.7% cyan, 43.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 237.03°, with 59.76% saturation and 66.86% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 7.19.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2388

Complementary

  1. #787ddd
  2. #ddd878

Split complementary

  1. #787ddd
  2. #dda578
  3. #afdd78

Analogous

  1. #78afdd
  2. #787ddd
  3. #a578dd

Triadic

  1. #787ddd
  2. #dd787d
  3. #7ddd78

Tetradic

  1. #787ddd
  2. #d878dd
  3. #ddd878
  4. #7ddd78

Square

  1. #787ddd
  2. #dd78af
  3. #ddd878
  4. #78dda5

Monochromatic

  1. #262b96
  2. #3b42ce
  3. #787ddd
  4. #b5b8ec
  5. #efeffb

Shades

#787ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #787ddd
  2. #6c71c7
  3. #6064b1
  4. #54589b
  5. #484b85
  6. #3c3f6f
  7. #303258
  8. #242642
  9. #18192c
  10. #0c0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#787ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #787ddd
  2. #868ae0
  3. #9397e4
  4. #a1a4e7
  5. #aeb1eb
  6. #bcbeee
  7. #c9cbf1
  8. #d7d8f5
  9. #e4e5f8
  10. #f2f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#787ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #787ddd
  2. #797dd4
  3. #7a7eca
  4. #7a7ec1
  5. #7b7eb8
  6. #7c7faf
  7. #7d7fa5
  8. #7e7f9c
  9. #7e7f93
  10. #7f8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8183b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #578ae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5082db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5591a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6685df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6380dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6589bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-787ddd {
  color: #787ddd;
}
Background
.bg-787ddd {
  background-color: #787ddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-787ddd {
  border: 2px solid #787ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #787ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 125 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 60% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-787ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #787ddd, #a578dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-787ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 125 221 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.75 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.89 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.87 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.99 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.41 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.41 #878222 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#787ddd  rgb(120, 125, 221)  hsl(237, 60%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#ddd878  rgb(221, 216, 120)  hsl(57, 60%, 67%)  Straw
#dd787d  rgb(221, 120, 125)  hsl(357, 60%, 67%)  Light Coral
#7ddd78  rgb(125, 221, 120)  hsl(117, 60%, 67%)  Pastel Green