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#797CD3

#797cd3 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#797cd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.65% cyan, 41.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 238°, with 50.56% saturation and 65.1% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 7.53.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2318

Complementary

  1. #797cd3
  2. #d3d079

Split complementary

  1. #797cd3
  2. #d3a379
  3. #a9d379

Analogous

  1. #79a9d3
  2. #797cd3
  3. #a379d3

Triadic

  1. #797cd3
  2. #d3797c
  3. #7cd379

Tetradic

  1. #797cd3
  2. #d079d3
  3. #d3d079
  4. #7cd379

Square

  1. #797cd3
  2. #d379a9
  3. #d3d079
  4. #79d3a3

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2f87
  2. #3f44c0
  3. #797cd3
  4. #b3b4e6
  5. #ecedf9

Shades

#797cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797cd3
  2. #6d70be
  3. #6163a9
  4. #555794
  5. #494a7f
  6. #3d3e6a
  7. #303254
  8. #24253f
  9. #18192a
  10. #0c0c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#797cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797cd3
  2. #8689d7
  3. #9496dc
  4. #a1a3e0
  5. #afb0e5
  6. #bcbee9
  7. #c9cbed
  8. #d7d8f2
  9. #e4e5f6
  10. #f2f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797cd3
  2. #7a7ccb
  3. #7a7dc2
  4. #7b7dba
  5. #7c7eb2
  6. #7d7eaa
  7. #7d7ea1
  8. #7e7f99
  9. #7f7f91
  10. #7f8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8081aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c88d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5781d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c8e9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6983d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #667fd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6987b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797cd3 {
  color: #797cd3;
}
Background
.bg-797cd3 {
  background-color: #797cd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #797cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 124 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 51% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797cd3, #a379d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 124 211 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.53 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.58 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.66 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.20 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.27 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.27 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.59 #86832c Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#797cd3  rgb(121, 124, 211)  hsl(238, 51%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#d3d079  rgb(211, 208, 121)  hsl(58, 51%, 65%)  Straw
#d3797c  rgb(211, 121, 124)  hsl(358, 51%, 65%)  Old Rose
#7cd379  rgb(124, 211, 121)  hsl(118, 51%, 65%)  Pastel Green