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#7983BD

#7983bd ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7983bd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 51.37% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.98% cyan, 30.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 231.18°, with 34% saturation and 60.78% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.47.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2397

Complementary

  1. #7983bd
  2. #bdb379

Split complementary

  1. #7983bd
  2. #bd9179
  3. #a5bd79

Analogous

  1. #79a5bd
  2. #7983bd
  3. #9179bd

Triadic

  1. #7983bd
  2. #bd7983
  3. #83bd79

Tetradic

  1. #7983bd
  2. #b379bd
  3. #bdb379
  4. #83bd79

Square

  1. #7983bd
  2. #bd79a5
  3. #bdb379
  4. #79bd91

Monochromatic

  1. #343c69
  2. #4d599c
  3. #7983bd
  4. #acb2d6
  5. #dfe2ef

Shades

#7983bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7983bd
  2. #6d76aa
  3. #616997
  4. #555c84
  5. #494f71
  6. #3d425f
  7. #30344c
  8. #242739
  9. #181a26
  10. #0c0d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#7983bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7983bd
  2. #868fc4
  3. #949cca
  4. #a1a8d1
  5. #afb5d7
  6. #bcc1de
  7. #c9cde5
  8. #d7daeb
  9. #e4e6f2
  10. #f2f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7983bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7983bd
  2. #7a83b7
  3. #7a82b1
  4. #7b82ab
  5. #7c82a5
  6. #7d829f
  7. #7d8198
  8. #7e8192
  9. #7f818c
  10. #7f8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81859f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7189bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c84bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #668e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7487be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7184bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e8aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7983bd {
  color: #7983bd;
}
Background
.bg-7983bd {
  background-color: #7983bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7983bd {
  border: 2px solid #7983bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7983bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 131 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 34% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7983bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7983bd, #9179bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7983bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 131 189 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.47 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.35 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.39 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.65 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.65 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.69 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.08 #867c42 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#7983bd  rgb(121, 131, 189)  hsl(231, 34%, 61%)  Glaucous
#bdb379  rgb(189, 179, 121)  hsl(51, 34%, 61%)  Ecru
#bd7983  rgb(189, 121, 131)  hsl(351, 34%, 61%)  Turkish Rose
#83bd79  rgb(131, 189, 121)  hsl(111, 34%, 61%)  Pistachio