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#796DBD

#796dbd ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#796dbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 42.75% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.98% cyan, 42.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 249°, with 37.74% saturation and 58.43% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.8.

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Relative luminance0.1868

Complementary

  1. #796dbd
  2. #b1bd6d

Split complementary

  1. #796dbd
  2. #bda16d
  3. #89bd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d89bd
  2. #796dbd
  3. #a16dbd

Triadic

  1. #796dbd
  2. #bd796d
  3. #6dbd79

Tetradic

  1. #796dbd
  2. #bd6db1
  3. #b1bd6d
  4. #6dbd79

Square

  1. #796dbd
  2. #bd6d89
  3. #b1bd6d
  4. #6dbda1

Monochromatic

  1. #352d64
  2. #514599
  3. #796dbd
  4. #a9a2d5
  5. #dad6ed

Shades

#796dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #796dbd
  2. #6d62aa
  3. #615797
  4. #554c84
  5. #494171
  6. #3d375f
  7. #302c4c
  8. #242139
  9. #181626
  10. #0c0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#796dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #796dbd
  2. #867cc4
  3. #948aca
  4. #a199d1
  5. #afa7d7
  6. #bcb6de
  7. #c9c5e5
  8. #d7d3eb
  9. #e4e2f2
  10. #f2f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#796dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #796dbd
  2. #7a6fb7
  3. #7a71b1
  4. #7b73ab
  5. #7c75a5
  6. #7d779f
  7. #7d7898
  8. #7e7a92
  9. #7f7c8c
  10. #7f7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787498 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5379c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5376bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #687c8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6475bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6472bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f76a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-796dbd {
  color: #796dbd;
}
Background
.bg-796dbd {
  background-color: #796dbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-796dbd {
  border: 2px solid #796dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #796dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 109 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 38% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-796dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #796dbd, #a16dbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-796dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 109 189 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.80 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.72 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.84 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.53 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.63 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 11.02 #869242 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#796dbd  rgb(121, 109, 189)  hsl(249, 38%, 58%)  Medium Purple
#b1bd6d  rgb(177, 189, 109)  hsl(69, 38%, 58%)  Dark Khaki
#bd796d  rgb(189, 121, 109)  hsl(9, 38%, 58%)  Old Rose
#6dbd79  rgb(109, 189, 121)  hsl(129, 38%, 58%)  Emerald