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#797BF9

#797bf9 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#797bf9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 48.24% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.41% cyan, 50.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 239.06°, with 91.43% saturation and 72.55% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 6.11.

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Relative luminance0.2507

Complementary

  1. #797bf9
  2. #f9f779

Split complementary

  1. #797bf9
  2. #f9b779
  3. #bbf979

Analogous

  1. #79bbf9
  2. #797bf9
  3. #b779f9

Triadic

  1. #797bf9
  2. #f9797b
  3. #7bf979

Tetradic

  1. #797bf9
  2. #f779f9
  3. #f9f779
  4. #7bf979

Square

  1. #797bf9
  2. #f979bb
  3. #f9f779
  4. #79f9b7

Monochromatic

  1. #090cd0
  2. #3033f6
  3. #797bf9
  4. #c2c3fc
  5. #ebecfe

Shades

#797bf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797bf9
  2. #6d6fe0
  3. #6162c7
  4. #5556ae
  5. #494a95
  6. #3d3e7d
  7. #303164
  8. #24254b
  9. #181932
  10. #0c0c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#797bf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797bf9
  2. #8688fa
  3. #9495fa
  4. #a1a3fb
  5. #afb0fb
  6. #bcbdfc
  7. #c9cafd
  8. #d7d7fd
  9. #e4e5fe
  10. #f2f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797bf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797bf9
  2. #7a7ced
  3. #7a7ce1
  4. #7b7dd5
  5. #7c7dc9
  6. #7d7ebd
  7. #7d7eb0
  8. #7e7fa4
  9. #7f7f98
  10. #7f808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8384c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b8efd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c84f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4397ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a87fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5581f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d8dd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797bf9 {
  color: #797bf9;
}
Background
.bg-797bf9 {
  background-color: #797bf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797bf9 {
  border: 2px solid #797bf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797bf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 123 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 91% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797bf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797bf9, #b779f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797bf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 123 249 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.11 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.24 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 10.48 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.81 #868406 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#797bf9  rgb(121, 123, 249)  hsl(239, 91%, 73%)  Medium Slate Blue
#f9f779  rgb(249, 247, 121)  hsl(59, 91%, 73%)  Icterine
#f9797b  rgb(249, 121, 123)  hsl(359, 91%, 73%)  Light Coral
#7bf979  rgb(123, 249, 121)  hsl(119, 91%, 73%)  Mint Green