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#7979FD

#7979fd ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7979fd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 47.45% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.17% cyan, 52.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 97.06% saturation and 73.33% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.2483

Complementary

  1. #7979fd
  2. #fdfd79

Split complementary

  1. #7979fd
  2. #fdbb79
  3. #bbfd79

Analogous

  1. #79bbfd
  2. #7979fd
  3. #bb79fd

Triadic

  1. #7979fd
  2. #fd7979
  3. #79fd79

Tetradic

  1. #7979fd
  2. #fd79fd
  3. #fdfd79
  4. #79fd79

Square

  1. #7979fd
  2. #fd79bb
  3. #fdfd79
  4. #79fdbb

Monochromatic

  1. #0303da
  2. #2e2efc
  3. #7979fd
  4. #c4c4fe
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#7979fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7979fd
  2. #6d6de4
  3. #6161ca
  4. #5555b1
  5. #494998
  6. #3d3d7f
  7. #303065
  8. #24244c
  9. #181833
  10. #0c0c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#7979fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7979fd
  2. #8686fd
  3. #9494fd
  4. #a1a1fe
  5. #afaffe
  6. #bcbcfe
  7. #c9c9fe
  8. #d7d7fe
  9. #e4e4ff
  10. #f2f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7979fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7979fd
  2. #7a7af1
  3. #7a7ae4
  4. #7b7bd8
  5. #7c7ccb
  6. #7d7dbf
  7. #7d7db2
  8. #7e7ea6
  9. #7f7f99
  10. #7f7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8383c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #308eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b83fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f97b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5686ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #517ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c8cd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7979fd {
  color: #7979fd;
}
Background
.bg-7979fd {
  background-color: #7979fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7979fd {
  border: 2px solid #7979fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7979fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 121 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 97% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7979fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7979fd, #bb79fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7979fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 121 253 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.67 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.26 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.23 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 10.48 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.53 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.39 #868602 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#7979fd  rgb(121, 121, 253)  hsl(240, 97%, 73%)  Medium Slate Blue
#fdfd79  rgb(253, 253, 121)  hsl(60, 97%, 73%)  Laser Lemon
#fd7979  rgb(253, 121, 121)  hsl(0, 97%, 73%)  Light Coral
#79fd79  rgb(121, 253, 121)  hsl(120, 97%, 73%)  Mint Green