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#797CD2

#797cd2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#797cd2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 48.63% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.38% cyan, 40.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 237.98°, with 49.72% saturation and 64.9% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 7.56.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2313

Complementary

  1. #797cd2
  2. #d2cf79

Split complementary

  1. #797cd2
  2. #d2a279
  3. #a8d279

Analogous

  1. #79a8d2
  2. #797cd2
  3. #a279d2

Triadic

  1. #797cd2
  2. #d2797c
  3. #7cd279

Tetradic

  1. #797cd2
  2. #cf79d2
  3. #d2cf79
  4. #7cd279

Square

  1. #797cd2
  2. #d279a8
  3. #d2cf79
  4. #79d2a2

Monochromatic

  1. #2d3085
  2. #4044bf
  3. #797cd2
  4. #b2b4e5
  5. #ececf8

Shades

#797cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797cd2
  2. #6d70bd
  3. #6163a8
  4. #555793
  5. #494a7e
  6. #3d3e69
  7. #303254
  8. #24253f
  9. #18192a
  10. #0c0c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#797cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797cd2
  2. #8689d7
  3. #9496db
  4. #a1a3e0
  5. #afb0e4
  6. #bcbee9
  7. #c9cbed
  8. #d7d8f2
  9. #e4e5f6
  10. #f2f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797cd2
  2. #7a7cca
  3. #7a7dc2
  4. #7b7db9
  5. #7c7eb1
  6. #7d7ea9
  7. #7d7ea1
  8. #7e7f99
  9. #7f7f90
  10. #7f8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8081a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d88d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5881d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d8d9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6983d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #677fd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6987b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797cd2 {
  color: #797cd2;
}
Background
.bg-797cd2 {
  background-color: #797cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #797cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 124 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 50% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797cd2, #a279d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 124 210 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.56 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.64 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.25 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.27 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.27 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.66 #86832d Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#797cd2  rgb(121, 124, 210)  hsl(238, 50%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#d2cf79  rgb(210, 207, 121)  hsl(58, 50%, 65%)  Straw
#d2797c  rgb(210, 121, 124)  hsl(358, 50%, 65%)  Old Rose
#7cd279  rgb(124, 210, 121)  hsl(118, 50%, 65%)  Pastel Green