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#797E99

#797e99 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#797e99 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 49.41% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.92% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 230.62°, with 13.56% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 7.04.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2129

Complementary

  1. #797e99
  2. #999479

Split complementary

  1. #797e99
  2. #998479
  3. #8e9979

Analogous

  1. #798e99
  2. #797e99
  3. #847999

Triadic

  1. #797e99
  2. #99797e
  3. #7e9979

Tetradic

  1. #797e99
  2. #947999
  3. #999479
  4. #7e9979

Square

  1. #797e99
  2. #99798e
  3. #999479
  4. #799984

Monochromatic

  1. #343745
  2. #555a70
  3. #797e99
  4. #a4a8ba
  5. #d0d2db

Shades

#797e99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797e99
  2. #6d718a
  3. #61657a
  4. #55586b
  5. #494c5c
  6. #3d3f4d
  7. #30323d
  8. #24262e
  9. #18191f
  10. #0c0d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#797e99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797e99
  2. #868ba3
  3. #9498ad
  4. #a1a5b8
  5. #afb2c2
  6. #bcbfcc
  7. #c9cbd6
  8. #d7d8e0
  9. #e4e5eb
  10. #f2f2f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797e99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797e99
  2. #7a7e97
  3. #7a7e94
  4. #7b7f92
  5. #7c7f8f
  6. #7d7f8d
  7. #7d7f8a
  8. #7e7f88
  9. #7f8085
  10. #7f8083
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7f8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #77809a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #757e98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #728387 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #787f9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #767e99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75818f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797e99 {
  color: #797e99;
}
Background
.bg-797e99 {
  background-color: #797e99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797e99 {
  border: 2px solid #797e99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797e99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 126 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 14% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797e99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797e99, #847999);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797e99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 126 153 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.04 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.10 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.10 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.49 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.49 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.43 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.65 #868166 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#797e99  rgb(121, 126, 153)  hsl(231, 14%, 54%)  Cool Gray
#999479  rgb(153, 148, 121)  hsl(51, 14%, 54%)  Moss Green
#99797e  rgb(153, 121, 126)  hsl(351, 14%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#7e9979  rgb(126, 153, 121)  hsl(111, 14%, 54%)  Asparagus