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#798ABA

#798aba ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#798aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 54.12% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.95% cyan, 25.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 224.31°, with 32.02% saturation and 60.2% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.86.

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Relative luminance0.2579

Complementary

  1. #798aba
  2. #baa979

Split complementary

  1. #798aba
  2. #ba8979
  3. #abba79

Analogous

  1. #79abba
  2. #798aba
  3. #8979ba

Triadic

  1. #798aba
  2. #ba798a
  3. #8aba79

Tetradic

  1. #798aba
  2. #a979ba
  3. #baa979
  4. #8aba79

Square

  1. #798aba
  2. #ba79ab
  3. #baa979
  4. #79ba89

Monochromatic

  1. #344166
  2. #4e6298
  3. #798aba
  4. #acb6d4
  5. #dee2ee

Shades

#798aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798aba
  2. #6d7ca7
  3. #616e95
  4. #556182
  5. #495370
  6. #3d455d
  7. #30374a
  8. #242938
  9. #181c25
  10. #0c0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#798aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798aba
  2. #8696c1
  3. #94a1c8
  4. #a1adcf
  5. #afb9d6
  6. #bcc5dd
  7. #c9d0e3
  8. #d7dcea
  9. #e4e8f1
  10. #f2f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798aba
  2. #7a89b4
  3. #7a88ae
  4. #7b87a9
  5. #7c86a3
  6. #7d859d
  7. #7d8497
  8. #7e8391
  9. #7f828c
  10. #7f8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a8ebc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7588b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #66949b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8cbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7689b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e90a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798aba {
  color: #798aba;
}
Background
.bg-798aba {
  background-color: #798aba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798aba {
  border: 2px solid #798aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 138 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 32% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798aba, #8979ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 138 186 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.86 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.41 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.36 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.38 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.64 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.64 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.38 #867545 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Glaucous
#798aba  rgb(121, 138, 186)  hsl(224, 32%, 60%)  Glaucous
#baa979  rgb(186, 169, 121)  hsl(44, 32%, 60%)  Ecru
#ba798a  rgb(186, 121, 138)  hsl(344, 32%, 60%)  Turkish Rose
#8aba79  rgb(138, 186, 121)  hsl(104, 32%, 60%)  Olivine