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#797CA2

#797ca2 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#797ca2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 48.63% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.31% cyan, 23.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 235.61°, with 18.06% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 8.46.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2109

Complementary

  1. #797ca2
  2. #a29f79

Split complementary

  1. #797ca2
  2. #a28a79
  3. #90a279

Analogous

  1. #7990a2
  2. #797ca2
  3. #8a79a2

Triadic

  1. #797ca2
  2. #a2797c
  3. #7ca279

Tetradic

  1. #797ca2
  2. #9f79a2
  3. #a29f79
  4. #7ca279

Square

  1. #797ca2
  2. #a27990
  3. #a29f79
  4. #79a28a

Monochromatic

  1. #35374d
  2. #55577a
  3. #797ca2
  4. #a6a8c1
  5. #d3d4e1

Shades

#797ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797ca2
  2. #6d7092
  3. #616382
  4. #555771
  5. #494a61
  6. #3d3e51
  7. #303241
  8. #242531
  9. #181920
  10. #0c0c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#797ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797ca2
  2. #8689ab
  3. #9496b5
  4. #a1a3be
  5. #afb0c7
  6. #bcbed1
  7. #c9cbda
  8. #d7d8e3
  9. #e4e5ec
  10. #f2f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797ca2
  2. #7a7c9f
  3. #7a7d9b
  4. #7b7d98
  5. #7c7e94
  6. #7d7e91
  7. #7d7e8e
  8. #7e7f8a
  9. #7f7f87
  10. #7f8083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c7e8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7280a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707da1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f8389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #757ea3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #747da1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #738094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797ca2 {
  color: #797ca2;
}
Background
.bg-797ca2 {
  background-color: #797ca2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #797ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 124 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 18% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797ca2, #8a79a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 124 162 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.46 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.49 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.90 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.95 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.95 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.21 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.21 #86835d Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#797ca2  rgb(121, 124, 162)  hsl(236, 18%, 55%)  Cool Gray
#a29f79  rgb(162, 159, 121)  hsl(56, 18%, 55%)  Sage
#a2797c  rgb(162, 121, 124)  hsl(356, 18%, 55%)  Turkish Rose
#7ca279  rgb(124, 162, 121)  hsl(116, 18%, 55%)  Asparagus