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#797CEC

#797cec ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#797cec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 48.63% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.73% cyan, 47.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 238.43°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 6.29.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2454

Complementary

  1. #797cec
  2. #ece979

Split complementary

  1. #797cec
  2. #ecaf79
  3. #b6ec79

Analogous

  1. #79b6ec
  2. #797cec
  3. #af79ec

Triadic

  1. #797cec
  2. #ec797c
  3. #7cec79

Tetradic

  1. #797cec
  2. #e979ec
  3. #ece979
  4. #7cec79

Square

  1. #797cec
  2. #ec79b6
  3. #ece979
  4. #79ecaf

Monochromatic

  1. #191db3
  2. #363be2
  3. #797cec
  4. #bcbef5
  5. #edeefc

Shades

#797cec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797cec
  2. #6d70d4
  3. #6163bd
  4. #5557a5
  5. #494a8e
  6. #3d3e76
  7. #30325e
  8. #242547
  9. #18192f
  10. #0c0c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#797cec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797cec
  2. #8689ee
  3. #9496f0
  4. #a1a3f2
  5. #afb0f4
  6. #bcbef6
  7. #c9cbf7
  8. #d7d8f9
  9. #e4e5fb
  10. #f2f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797cec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797cec
  2. #7a7ce1
  3. #7a7dd6
  4. #7b7dcc
  5. #7c7ec1
  6. #7d7eb6
  7. #7d7eab
  8. #7e7fa0
  9. #7f7f96
  10. #7f808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8283b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b8cf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4184ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d94a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6086ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c81eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #628bc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797cec {
  color: #797cec;
}
Background
.bg-797cec {
  background-color: #797cec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797cec {
  border: 2px solid #797cec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797cec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 124 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797cec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797cec, #af79ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797cec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 124 236 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.29 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.83 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.48 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.93 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.56 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 10.61 #868313 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#797cec  rgb(121, 124, 236)  hsl(238, 75%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#ece979  rgb(236, 233, 121)  hsl(58, 75%, 70%)  Khaki
#ec797c  rgb(236, 121, 124)  hsl(358, 75%, 70%)  Light Coral
#7cec79  rgb(124, 236, 121)  hsl(118, 75%, 70%)  Light Green