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#7980DA

#7980da ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7980da is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 50.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.5% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 235.67°, with 56.73% saturation and 66.47% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 7.36.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2457

Complementary

  1. #7980da
  2. #dad379

Split complementary

  1. #7980da
  2. #daa279
  3. #b0da79

Analogous

  1. #79b0da
  2. #7980da
  3. #a279da

Triadic

  1. #7980da
  2. #da7980
  3. #80da79

Tetradic

  1. #7980da
  2. #d379da
  3. #dad379
  4. #80da79

Square

  1. #7980da
  2. #da79b0
  3. #dad379
  4. #79daa2

Monochromatic

  1. #283092
  2. #3d47c9
  3. #7980da
  4. #b5b9eb
  5. #eff0fb

Shades

#7980da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7980da
  2. #6d73c4
  3. #6166ae
  4. #555a99
  5. #494d83
  6. #3d406d
  7. #303357
  8. #242641
  9. #181a2c
  10. #0c0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#7980da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7980da
  2. #868dde
  3. #9499e1
  4. #a1a6e5
  5. #afb3e9
  6. #bcc0ed
  7. #c9ccf0
  8. #d7d9f4
  9. #e4e6f8
  10. #f2f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7980da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7980da
  2. #7a80d1
  3. #7a80c8
  4. #7b80bf
  5. #7c80b6
  6. #7d80ad
  7. #7d80a4
  8. #7e809b
  9. #7f8092
  10. #7f8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8285af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e8cdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5784d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5892a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a87dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6683d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #678bbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7980da {
  color: #7980da;
}
Background
.bg-7980da {
  background-color: #7980da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7980da {
  border: 2px solid #7980da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7980da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 128 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 57% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7980da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7980da, #a279da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7980da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 128 218 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.36 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.26 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.50 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.85 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.24 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.30 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.30 #867f25 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#7980da  rgb(121, 128, 218)  hsl(236, 57%, 66%)  Glaucous
#dad379  rgb(218, 211, 121)  hsl(56, 57%, 66%)  Straw
#da7980  rgb(218, 121, 128)  hsl(356, 57%, 66%)  Light Coral
#80da79  rgb(128, 218, 121)  hsl(116, 57%, 66%)  Pastel Green