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#7983CB

#7983cb ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7983cb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 51.37% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.39% cyan, 35.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 232.68°, with 44.09% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.45.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2461

Complementary

  1. #7983cb
  2. #cbc179

Split complementary

  1. #7983cb
  2. #cb9879
  3. #accb79

Analogous

  1. #79accb
  2. #7983cb
  3. #9879cb

Triadic

  1. #7983cb
  2. #cb7983
  3. #83cb79

Tetradic

  1. #7983cb
  2. #c179cb
  3. #cbc179
  4. #83cb79

Square

  1. #7983cb
  2. #cb79ac
  3. #cbc179
  4. #79cb98

Monochromatic

  1. #30397b
  2. #4553b2
  3. #7983cb
  4. #b0b6e0
  5. #e7e9f6

Shades

#7983cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7983cb
  2. #6d76b7
  3. #6169a2
  4. #555c8e
  5. #494f7a
  6. #3d4266
  7. #303451
  8. #24273d
  9. #181a29
  10. #0c0d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#7983cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7983cb
  2. #868fd0
  3. #949cd5
  4. #a1a8db
  5. #afb5e0
  6. #bcc1e5
  7. #c9cdea
  8. #d7daef
  9. #e4e6f5
  10. #f2f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7983cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7983cb
  2. #7a83c4
  3. #7a82bc
  4. #7b82b5
  5. #7c82ad
  6. #7d82a6
  7. #7d819e
  8. #7e8197
  9. #7f818f
  10. #7f8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8286a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b8bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6585c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60919d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7188cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d84ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b8cb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7983cb {
  color: #7983cb;
}
Background
.bg-7983cb {
  background-color: #7983cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7983cb {
  border: 2px solid #7983cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7983cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 131 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 44% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7983cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7983cb, #9879cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7983cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 131 203 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.45 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.78 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.85 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.09 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.32 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.36 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.36 #867c34 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#7983cb  rgb(121, 131, 203)  hsl(233, 44%, 64%)  Glaucous
#cbc179  rgb(203, 193, 121)  hsl(53, 44%, 64%)  Dark Khaki
#cb7983  rgb(203, 121, 131)  hsl(353, 44%, 64%)  Old Rose
#83cb79  rgb(131, 203, 121)  hsl(113, 44%, 64%)  Mantis