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#798FCC

#798fcc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#798fcc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 56.08% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.69% cyan, 29.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 224.1°, with 44.86% saturation and 63.73% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2807

Complementary

  1. #798fcc
  2. #ccb679

Split complementary

  1. #798fcc
  2. #cc8d79
  3. #b9cc79

Analogous

  1. #79b9cc
  2. #798fcc
  3. #8d79cc

Triadic

  1. #798fcc
  2. #cc798f
  3. #8fcc79

Tetradic

  1. #798fcc
  2. #b679cc
  3. #ccb679
  4. #8fcc79

Square

  1. #798fcc
  2. #cc79b9
  3. #ccb679
  4. #79cc8d

Monochromatic

  1. #2f447d
  2. #4562b4
  3. #798fcc
  4. #b0bde1
  5. #e8ecf6

Shades

#798fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798fcc
  2. #6d81b8
  3. #6172a3
  4. #55648f
  5. #49567a
  6. #3d4866
  7. #303952
  8. #242b3d
  9. #181d29
  10. #0c0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#798fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798fcc
  2. #869ad1
  3. #94a5d6
  4. #a1b1db
  5. #afbce0
  6. #bcc7e6
  7. #c9d2eb
  8. #d7ddf0
  9. #e4e9f5
  10. #f2f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798fcc
  2. #7a8ec4
  3. #7a8cbd
  4. #7b8bb5
  5. #7c89ae
  6. #7d88a6
  7. #7d869e
  8. #7e8597
  9. #7f838f
  10. #7f8288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8890ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a94cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #728dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e9ba5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a92ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #758ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a97b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798fcc {
  color: #798fcc;
}
Background
.bg-798fcc {
  background-color: #798fcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798fcc {
  border: 2px solid #798fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 143 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 45% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798fcc, #8d79cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 143 204 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.35 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.51 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.93 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.70 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.93 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.07 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.53 #867033 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#798fcc  rgb(121, 143, 204)  hsl(224, 45%, 64%)  Glaucous
#ccb679  rgb(204, 182, 121)  hsl(44, 45%, 64%)  Ecru
#cc798f  rgb(204, 121, 143)  hsl(344, 45%, 64%)  Pale Violet Red
#8fcc79  rgb(143, 204, 121)  hsl(104, 45%, 64%)  Pistachio