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#787CB2

#787cb2 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#787cb2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 48.63% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.58% cyan, 30.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 235.86°, with 27.36% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 8.06.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2162

Complementary

  1. #787cb2
  2. #b2ae78

Split complementary

  1. #787cb2
  2. #b29178
  3. #99b278

Analogous

  1. #7899b2
  2. #787cb2
  3. #9178b2

Triadic

  1. #787cb2
  2. #b2787c
  3. #7cb278

Tetradic

  1. #787cb2
  2. #ae78b2
  3. #b2ae78
  4. #7cb278

Square

  1. #787cb2
  2. #b27899
  3. #b2ae78
  4. #78b291

Monochromatic

  1. #35375c
  2. #50558d
  3. #787cb2
  4. #a9abce
  5. #d9dbea

Shades

#787cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #787cb2
  2. #6c70a0
  3. #60638e
  4. #54577d
  5. #484a6b
  6. #3c3e59
  7. #303247
  8. #242535
  9. #181924
  10. #0c0c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#787cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #787cb2
  2. #8689ba
  3. #9396c1
  4. #a1a3c9
  5. #aeb0d1
  6. #bcbed9
  7. #c9cbe0
  8. #d7d8e8
  9. #e4e5f0
  10. #f2f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#787cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #787cb2
  2. #797cad
  3. #7a7da8
  4. #7a7da3
  5. #7b7e9e
  6. #7c7e99
  7. #7d7e94
  8. #7e7f8f
  9. #7e7f8a
  10. #7f8085
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7e97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c82b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #697eb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69868f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7180b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f7db1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f829e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-787cb2 {
  color: #787cb2;
}
Background
.bg-787cb2 {
  background-color: #787cb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-787cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #787cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #787cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 124 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 27% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-787cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #787cb2, #9178b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-787cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 124 178 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.06 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.74 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.11 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.37 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.55 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.55 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.59 #87834d Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#787cb2  rgb(120, 124, 178)  hsl(236, 27%, 58%)  Glaucous
#b2ae78  rgb(178, 174, 120)  hsl(56, 27%, 58%)  Sage
#b2787c  rgb(178, 120, 124)  hsl(356, 27%, 58%)  Old Rose
#7cb278  rgb(124, 178, 120)  hsl(116, 27%, 58%)  Asparagus