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#798CCF

#798ccf ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#798ccf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 54.9% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.55% cyan, 32.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 226.74°, with 47.25% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2733

Complementary

  1. #798ccf
  2. #cfbc79

Split complementary

  1. #798ccf
  2. #cf9179
  3. #b7cf79

Analogous

  1. #79b7cf
  2. #798ccf
  3. #9179cf

Triadic

  1. #798ccf
  2. #cf798c
  3. #8ccf79

Tetradic

  1. #798ccf
  2. #bc79cf
  3. #cfbc79
  4. #8ccf79

Square

  1. #798ccf
  2. #cf79b7
  3. #cfbc79
  4. #79cf91

Monochromatic

  1. #2e4081
  2. #425db9
  3. #798ccf
  4. #b1bce3
  5. #eaedf7

Shades

#798ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798ccf
  2. #6d7eba
  3. #6170a6
  4. #556291
  5. #49547c
  6. #3d4668
  7. #303853
  8. #242a3e
  9. #181c29
  10. #0c0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#798ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798ccf
  2. #8698d4
  3. #94a3d9
  4. #a1afdd
  5. #afbae2
  6. #bcc6e7
  7. #c9d1ec
  8. #d7ddf1
  9. #e4e8f5
  10. #f2f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798ccf
  2. #7a8bc7
  3. #7a8abf
  4. #7b88b7
  5. #7c87af
  6. #7d86a8
  7. #7d85a0
  8. #7e8498
  9. #7f8290
  10. #7f8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #878eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7593d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8bcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d9aa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7790d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #728cce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6994b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798ccf {
  color: #798ccf;
}
Background
.bg-798ccf {
  background-color: #798ccf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798ccf {
  border: 2px solid #798ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 140 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 47% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798ccf, #9179cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 140 207 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.28 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.06 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.50 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.26 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.34 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.68 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.68 #867330 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Glaucous
#798ccf  rgb(121, 140, 207)  hsl(227, 47%, 64%)  Glaucous
#cfbc79  rgb(207, 188, 121)  hsl(47, 47%, 64%)  Ecru
#cf798c  rgb(207, 121, 140)  hsl(347, 47%, 64%)  Pale Violet Red
#8ccf79  rgb(140, 207, 121)  hsl(107, 47%, 64%)  Pistachio