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#798DBE

#798dbe ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#798dbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 55.29% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.32% cyan, 25.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 222.61°, with 34.67% saturation and 60.98% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.2683

Complementary

  1. #798dbe
  2. #beaa79

Split complementary

  1. #798dbe
  2. #be8879
  3. #afbe79

Analogous

  1. #79afbe
  2. #798dbe
  3. #8879be

Triadic

  1. #798dbe
  2. #be798d
  3. #8dbe79

Tetradic

  1. #798dbe
  2. #aa79be
  3. #beaa79
  4. #8dbe79

Square

  1. #798dbe
  2. #be79af
  3. #beaa79
  4. #79be88

Monochromatic

  1. #34436a
  2. #4d649e
  3. #798dbe
  4. #adb9d7
  5. #e0e5f0

Shades

#798dbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798dbe
  2. #6d7fab
  3. #617198
  4. #556385
  5. #495572
  6. #3d475f
  7. #30384c
  8. #242a39
  9. #181c26
  10. #0c0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#798dbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798dbe
  2. #8698c5
  3. #94a4cb
  4. #a1afd2
  5. #afbbd8
  6. #bcc6df
  7. #c9d1e5
  8. #d7ddec
  9. #e4e8f2
  10. #f2f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798dbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798dbe
  2. #7a8cb8
  3. #7a8ab2
  4. #7b89ab
  5. #7c88a5
  6. #7d879f
  7. #7d8599
  8. #7e8493
  9. #7f838c
  10. #7f8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868da3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d91c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #768bbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64979e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b8fbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #778cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d93ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798dbe {
  color: #798dbe;
}
Background
.bg-798dbe {
  background-color: #798dbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798dbe {
  border: 2px solid #798dbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798dbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 141 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 35% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798dbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798dbe, #8879be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798dbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 141 190 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.85 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.68 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.15 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.25 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.67 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.67 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.91 #867241 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Glaucous
#798dbe  rgb(121, 141, 190)  hsl(223, 35%, 61%)  Glaucous
#beaa79  rgb(190, 170, 121)  hsl(43, 35%, 61%)  Ecru
#be798d  rgb(190, 121, 141)  hsl(343, 35%, 61%)  Turkish Rose
#8dbe79  rgb(141, 190, 121)  hsl(103, 35%, 61%)  Pistachio