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#798CBC

#798cbc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#798cbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 54.9% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.64% cyan, 25.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 222.99°, with 33.33% saturation and 60.59% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2645

Complementary

  1. #798cbc
  2. #bca979

Split complementary

  1. #798cbc
  2. #bc8879
  3. #adbc79

Analogous

  1. #79adbc
  2. #798cbc
  3. #8879bc

Triadic

  1. #798cbc
  2. #bc798c
  3. #8cbc79

Tetradic

  1. #798cbc
  2. #a979bc
  3. #bca979
  4. #8cbc79

Square

  1. #798cbc
  2. #bc79ad
  3. #bca979
  4. #79bc88

Monochromatic

  1. #344368
  2. #4e639b
  3. #798cbc
  4. #acb8d6
  5. #dfe4ef

Shades

#798cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798cbc
  2. #6d7ea9
  3. #617096
  4. #556284
  5. #495471
  6. #3d465e
  7. #30384b
  8. #242a38
  9. #181c26
  10. #0c0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#798cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798cbc
  2. #8698c3
  3. #94a3c9
  4. #a1afd0
  5. #afbad7
  6. #bcc6de
  7. #c9d1e4
  8. #d7ddeb
  9. #e4e8f2
  10. #f2f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798cbc
  2. #7a8bb6
  3. #7a8ab0
  4. #7b88aa
  5. #7c87a4
  6. #7d869e
  7. #7d8598
  8. #7e8492
  9. #7f828c
  10. #7f8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c90be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #768abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #65969d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b8ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #778bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e92aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798cbc {
  color: #798cbc;
}
Background
.bg-798cbc {
  background-color: #798cbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798cbc {
  border: 2px solid #798cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 140 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 33% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798cbc, #8879bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 140 188 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.82 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.46 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.61 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.67 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.56 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.56 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.02 #867343 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Glaucous
#798cbc  rgb(121, 140, 188)  hsl(223, 33%, 61%)  Glaucous
#bca979  rgb(188, 169, 121)  hsl(43, 33%, 61%)  Ecru
#bc798c  rgb(188, 121, 140)  hsl(343, 33%, 61%)  Turkish Rose
#8cbc79  rgb(140, 188, 121)  hsl(103, 33%, 61%)  Pistachio