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#797DC6

#797dc6 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#797dc6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 49.02% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.89% cyan, 36.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 236.88°, with 40.31% saturation and 62.55% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 7.32.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2281

Complementary

  1. #797dc6
  2. #c6c279

Split complementary

  1. #797dc6
  2. #c69b79
  3. #a4c679

Analogous

  1. #79a4c6
  2. #797dc6
  3. #9b79c6

Triadic

  1. #797dc6
  2. #c6797d
  3. #7dc679

Tetradic

  1. #797dc6
  2. #c279c6
  3. #c6c279
  4. #7dc679

Square

  1. #797dc6
  2. #c679a4
  3. #c6c279
  4. #79c69b

Monochromatic

  1. #323574
  2. #484daa
  3. #797dc6
  4. #afb1dd
  5. #e4e5f4

Shades

#797dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797dc6
  2. #6d71b2
  3. #61649e
  4. #55588b
  5. #494b77
  6. #3d3f63
  7. #30324f
  8. #24263b
  9. #181928
  10. #0c0d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#797dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797dc6
  2. #868acc
  3. #9497d1
  4. #a1a4d7
  5. #afb1dd
  6. #bcbee3
  7. #c9cbe8
  8. #d7d8ee
  9. #e4e5f4
  10. #f2f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797dc6
  2. #7a7dbf
  3. #7a7eb8
  4. #7b7eb1
  5. #7c7eaa
  6. #7d7fa3
  7. #7d7f9c
  8. #7e7f95
  9. #7f7f8e
  10. #7f8087
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f81a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6586c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6081c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #628b98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d83c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b7fc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c86ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797dc6 {
  color: #797dc6;
}
Background
.bg-797dc6 {
  background-color: #797dc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #797dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 125 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 40% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797dc6, #9b79c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 125 198 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.32 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.39 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.25 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.70 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.52 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.52 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.94 #868239 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#797dc6  rgb(121, 125, 198)  hsl(237, 40%, 63%)  Glaucous
#c6c279  rgb(198, 194, 121)  hsl(57, 40%, 63%)  Dark Khaki
#c6797d  rgb(198, 121, 125)  hsl(357, 40%, 63%)  Old Rose
#7dc679  rgb(125, 198, 121)  hsl(117, 40%, 63%)  Mantis