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#7980DC

#7980dc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7980dc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 50.2% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45% cyan, 41.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 235.76°, with 58.58% saturation and 66.86% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 7.46.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2467

Complementary

  1. #7980dc
  2. #dcd579

Split complementary

  1. #7980dc
  2. #dca379
  3. #b1dc79

Analogous

  1. #79b1dc
  2. #7980dc
  3. #a379dc

Triadic

  1. #7980dc
  2. #dc7980
  3. #80dc79

Tetradic

  1. #7980dc
  2. #d579dc
  3. #dcd579
  4. #80dc79

Square

  1. #7980dc
  2. #dc79b1
  3. #dcd579
  4. #79dca3

Monochromatic

  1. #272f95
  2. #3c46cc
  3. #7980dc
  4. #b6b9ec
  5. #eff0fb

Shades

#7980dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7980dc
  2. #6d73c6
  3. #6166b0
  4. #555a9a
  5. #494d84
  6. #3d406e
  7. #303358
  8. #242642
  9. #181a2c
  10. #0c0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#7980dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7980dc
  2. #868de0
  3. #9499e3
  4. #a1a6e7
  5. #afb3ea
  6. #bcc0ee
  7. #c9ccf1
  8. #d7d9f5
  9. #e4e6f8
  10. #f2f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7980dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7980dc
  2. #7a80d3
  3. #7a80ca
  4. #7b80c0
  5. #7c80b7
  6. #7d80ae
  7. #7d80a5
  8. #7e809c
  9. #7f8092
  10. #7f8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8285b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d8ce0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5685da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5793a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6987de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6683db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #668cbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7980dc {
  color: #7980dc;
}
Background
.bg-7980dc {
  background-color: #7980dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7980dc {
  border: 2px solid #7980dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7980dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 128 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 59% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7980dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7980dc, #a379dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7980dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 128 220 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.46 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.14 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.49 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.77 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.18 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.35 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.35 #867f23 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#7980dc  rgb(121, 128, 220)  hsl(236, 59%, 67%)  Glaucous
#dcd579  rgb(220, 213, 121)  hsl(56, 59%, 67%)  Straw
#dc7980  rgb(220, 121, 128)  hsl(356, 59%, 67%)  Light Coral
#80dc79  rgb(128, 220, 121)  hsl(116, 59%, 67%)  Pastel Green