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#798DC7

#798dc7 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#798dc7 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 55.29% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.2% cyan, 29.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 224.62°, with 41.05% saturation and 62.75% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.02.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2724

Complementary

  1. #798dc7
  2. #c7b379

Split complementary

  1. #798dc7
  2. #c78c79
  3. #b4c779

Analogous

  1. #79b4c7
  2. #798dc7
  3. #8c79c7

Triadic

  1. #798dc7
  2. #c7798d
  3. #8dc779

Tetradic

  1. #798dc7
  2. #b379c7
  3. #c7b379
  4. #8dc779

Square

  1. #798dc7
  2. #c779b4
  3. #c7b379
  4. #79c78c

Monochromatic

  1. #314376
  2. #4861ac
  3. #798dc7
  4. #afbbde
  5. #e5e9f4

Shades

#798dc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798dc7
  2. #6d7fb3
  3. #61719f
  4. #55638b
  5. #495577
  6. #3d4764
  7. #303850
  8. #242a3c
  9. #181c28
  10. #0c0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#798dc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798dc7
  2. #8698cd
  3. #94a4d2
  4. #a1afd8
  5. #afbbdd
  6. #bcc6e3
  7. #c9d1e9
  8. #d7ddee
  9. #e4e8f4
  10. #f2f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798dc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798dc7
  2. #7a8cc0
  3. #7a8ab9
  4. #7b89b2
  5. #7c88ab
  6. #7d87a4
  7. #7d859c
  8. #7e8495
  9. #7f838e
  10. #7f8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7992c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #728bc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6099a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7990c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #758cc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b94b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798dc7 {
  color: #798dc7;
}
Background
.bg-798dc7 {
  background-color: #798dc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798dc7 {
  border: 2px solid #798dc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798dc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 141 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 41% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798dc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798dc7, #8c79c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798dc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 141 199 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.02 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.40 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.68 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.12 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.15 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.45 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.45 #867238 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Glaucous
#798dc7  rgb(121, 141, 199)  hsl(225, 41%, 63%)  Glaucous
#c7b379  rgb(199, 179, 121)  hsl(45, 41%, 63%)  Ecru
#c7798d  rgb(199, 121, 141)  hsl(345, 41%, 63%)  Puce
#8dc779  rgb(141, 199, 121)  hsl(105, 41%, 63%)  Pistachio