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#797DFD

#797dfd ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#797dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.17% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 238.18°, with 97.06% saturation and 73.33% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 6.84.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2582

Complementary

  1. #797dfd
  2. #fdf979

Split complementary

  1. #797dfd
  2. #fdb779
  3. #bffd79

Analogous

  1. #79bffd
  2. #797dfd
  3. #b779fd

Triadic

  1. #797dfd
  2. #fd797d
  3. #7dfd79

Tetradic

  1. #797dfd
  2. #f979fd
  3. #fdf979
  4. #7dfd79

Square

  1. #797dfd
  2. #fd79bf
  3. #fdf979
  4. #79fdb7

Monochromatic

  1. #030ada
  2. #2e34fc
  3. #797dfd
  4. #c4c6fe
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#797dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797dfd
  2. #6d71e4
  3. #6164ca
  4. #5558b1
  5. #494b98
  6. #3d3f7f
  7. #303265
  8. #24264c
  9. #181933
  10. #0c0d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#797dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797dfd
  2. #868afd
  3. #9497fd
  4. #a1a4fe
  5. #afb1fe
  6. #bcbefe
  7. #c9cbfe
  8. #d7d8fe
  9. #e4e5ff
  10. #f2f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797dfd
  2. #7a7df1
  3. #7a7ee4
  4. #7b7ed8
  5. #7c7ecb
  6. #7d7fbf
  7. #7d7fb2
  8. #7e7fa6
  9. #7f7f99
  10. #7f808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8486c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b90ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a86fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e9ab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a89ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5582fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b8fd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797dfd {
  color: #797dfd;
}
Background
.bg-797dfd {
  background-color: #797dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797dfd {
  border: 2px solid #797dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 97% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797dfd, #b779fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.84 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.94 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.77 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.11 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.28 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 10.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.68 #868202 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#797dfd  rgb(121, 125, 253)  hsl(238, 97%, 73%)  Medium Slate Blue
#fdf979  rgb(253, 249, 121)  hsl(58, 97%, 73%)  Icterine
#fd797d  rgb(253, 121, 125)  hsl(358, 97%, 73%)  Light Coral
#7dfd79  rgb(125, 253, 121)  hsl(118, 97%, 73%)  Mint Green