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#7971F2

#7971f2 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7971f2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 44.31% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 53.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 243.72°, with 83.23% saturation and 69.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2229

Complementary

  1. #7971f2
  2. #eaf271

Split complementary

  1. #7971f2
  2. #f2ba71
  3. #aaf271

Analogous

  1. #71aaf2
  2. #7971f2
  3. #ba71f2

Triadic

  1. #7971f2
  2. #f27971
  3. #71f279

Tetradic

  1. #7971f2
  2. #f271ea
  3. #eaf271
  4. #71f279

Square

  1. #7971f2
  2. #f271aa
  3. #eaf271
  4. #71f2ba

Monochromatic

  1. #1b11b9
  2. #372bec
  3. #7971f2
  4. #bbb7f8
  5. #edecfd

Shades

#7971f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7971f2
  2. #6d66da
  3. #615ac2
  4. #554fa9
  5. #494491
  6. #3d3979
  7. #302d61
  8. #242249
  9. #181730
  10. #0c0b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#7971f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7971f2
  2. #867ff3
  3. #948df5
  4. #a19cf6
  5. #afaaf7
  6. #bcb8f9
  7. #c9c6fa
  8. #d7d4fb
  9. #e4e3fc
  10. #f2f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7971f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7971f2
  2. #7a73e7
  3. #7a74db
  4. #7b76d0
  5. #7c77c4
  6. #7d79b9
  7. #7d7aae
  8. #7e7ca2
  9. #7f7d97
  10. #7f7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e7bba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2886f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #197def ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a8ea7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #547ef5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5179f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6083c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7971f2 {
  color: #7971f2;
}
Background
.bg-7971f2 {
  background-color: #7971f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7971f2 {
  border: 2px solid #7971f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7971f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 113 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 83% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7971f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7971f2, #ba71f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7971f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 113 242 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 2.88 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.60 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.17 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.38 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.19 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 10.70 #868e0d Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#7971f2  rgb(121, 113, 242)  hsl(244, 83%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#eaf271  rgb(234, 242, 113)  hsl(64, 83%, 70%)  Laser Lemon
#f27971  rgb(242, 121, 113)  hsl(4, 83%, 70%)  Salmon
#71f279  rgb(113, 242, 121)  hsl(124, 83%, 70%)  Light Green