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#797DD4

#797dd4 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#797dd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.92% cyan, 41.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 237.36°, with 51.41% saturation and 65.29% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 7.53.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2349

Complementary

  1. #797dd4
  2. #d4d079

Split complementary

  1. #797dd4
  2. #d4a279
  3. #aad479

Analogous

  1. #79aad4
  2. #797dd4
  3. #a279d4

Triadic

  1. #797dd4
  2. #d4797d
  3. #7dd479

Tetradic

  1. #797dd4
  2. #d079d4
  3. #d4d079
  4. #7dd479

Square

  1. #797dd4
  2. #d479aa
  3. #d4d079
  4. #79d4a2

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3088
  2. #3f45c1
  3. #797dd4
  4. #b3b5e7
  5. #ededf9

Shades

#797dd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797dd4
  2. #6d71bf
  3. #6164aa
  4. #555894
  5. #494b7f
  6. #3d3f6a
  7. #303255
  8. #242640
  9. #18192a
  10. #0c0d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#797dd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797dd4
  2. #868ad8
  3. #9497dd
  4. #a1a4e1
  5. #afb1e5
  6. #bcbeea
  7. #c9cbee
  8. #d7d8f2
  9. #e4e5f6
  10. #f2f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797dd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797dd4
  2. #7a7dcc
  3. #7a7ec3
  4. #7b7ebb
  5. #7c7eb2
  6. #7d7faa
  7. #7d7fa2
  8. #7e7f99
  9. #7f7f91
  10. #7f8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8082aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d89d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5882d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c8f9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6984d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6780d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6988b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797dd4 {
  color: #797dd4;
}
Background
.bg-797dd4 {
  background-color: #797dd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797dd4 {
  border: 2px solid #797dd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797dd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 125 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 51% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797dd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797dd4, #a279d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797dd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 125 212 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.53 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.77 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.79 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.25 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.25 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.29 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.67 #86822b Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#797dd4  rgb(121, 125, 212)  hsl(237, 51%, 65%)  Glaucous
#d4d079  rgb(212, 208, 121)  hsl(57, 51%, 65%)  Straw
#d4797d  rgb(212, 121, 125)  hsl(357, 51%, 65%)  Old Rose
#7dd479  rgb(125, 212, 121)  hsl(117, 51%, 65%)  Pastel Green