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#798CB2

#798cb2 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#798cb2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 54.9% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.02% cyan, 21.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 27.01% saturation and 58.63% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2604

Complementary

  1. #798cb2
  2. #b29f79

Split complementary

  1. #798cb2
  2. #b28379
  3. #a9b279

Analogous

  1. #79a9b2
  2. #798cb2
  3. #8379b2

Triadic

  1. #798cb2
  2. #b2798c
  3. #8cb279

Tetradic

  1. #798cb2
  2. #9f79b2
  3. #b29f79
  4. #8cb279

Square

  1. #798cb2
  2. #b279a9
  3. #b29f79
  4. #79b283

Monochromatic

  1. #35425d
  2. #51658d
  3. #798cb2
  4. #aab6ce
  5. #dadfea

Shades

#798cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798cb2
  2. #6d7ea0
  3. #61708e
  4. #55627d
  5. #49546b
  6. #3d4659
  7. #303847
  8. #242a35
  9. #181c24
  10. #0c0e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#798cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798cb2
  2. #8698ba
  3. #94a3c1
  4. #a1afc9
  5. #afbad1
  6. #bcc6d9
  7. #c9d1e0
  8. #d7dde8
  9. #e4e8f0
  10. #f2f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798cb2
  2. #7a8bad
  3. #7a8aa8
  4. #7b88a3
  5. #7c879e
  6. #7d8699
  7. #7d8594
  8. #7e848f
  9. #7f828a
  10. #7f8185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858c9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f8eb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a89b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #699499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d8db3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a8ab1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7091a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798cb2 {
  color: #798cb2;
}
Background
.bg-798cb2 {
  background-color: #798cb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #798cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 140 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 27% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798cb2, #8379b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 140 178 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.98 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.01 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.65 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.65 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.09 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.09 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.19 #86734d Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#798cb2  rgb(121, 140, 178)  hsl(220, 27%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#b29f79  rgb(178, 159, 121)  hsl(40, 27%, 59%)  Ecru
#b2798c  rgb(178, 121, 140)  hsl(340, 27%, 59%)  Turkish Rose
#8cb279  rgb(140, 178, 121)  hsl(100, 27%, 59%)  Asparagus