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#797CDC

#797cdc ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#797cdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45% cyan, 43.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 238.18°, with 58.58% saturation and 66.86% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 6.88.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2365

Complementary

  1. #797cdc
  2. #dcd979

Split complementary

  1. #797cdc
  2. #dca779
  3. #addc79

Analogous

  1. #79addc
  2. #797cdc
  3. #a779dc

Triadic

  1. #797cdc
  2. #dc797c
  3. #7cdc79

Tetradic

  1. #797cdc
  2. #d979dc
  3. #dcd979
  4. #7cdc79

Square

  1. #797cdc
  2. #dc79ad
  3. #dcd979
  4. #79dca7

Monochromatic

  1. #272a95
  2. #3c41cc
  3. #797cdc
  4. #b6b7ec
  5. #efeffb

Shades

#797cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797cdc
  2. #6d70c6
  3. #6163b0
  4. #55579a
  5. #494a84
  6. #3d3e6e
  7. #303258
  8. #242542
  9. #18192c
  10. #0c0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#797cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797cdc
  2. #8689e0
  3. #9496e3
  4. #a1a3e7
  5. #afb0ea
  6. #bcbeee
  7. #c9cbf1
  8. #d7d8f5
  9. #e4e5f8
  10. #f2f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797cdc
  2. #7a7cd3
  3. #7a7dca
  4. #7b7dc0
  5. #7c7eb7
  6. #7d7eae
  7. #7d7ea5
  8. #7e7f9c
  9. #7f7f92
  10. #7f8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8182af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5789e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5082da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5890a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6684de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6380db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6788bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797cdc {
  color: #797cdc;
}
Background
.bg-797cdc {
  background-color: #797cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797cdc {
  border: 2px solid #797cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 124 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 59% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797cdc, #a779dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 124 220 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.88 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.45 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.02 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.00 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.40 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.40 #868323 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#797cdc  rgb(121, 124, 220)  hsl(238, 59%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#dcd979  rgb(220, 217, 121)  hsl(58, 59%, 67%)  Straw
#dc797c  rgb(220, 121, 124)  hsl(358, 59%, 67%)  Light Coral
#7cdc79  rgb(124, 220, 121)  hsl(118, 59%, 67%)  Pastel Green