Close to Medium Purple
#797CEE
#797CEE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 48.6% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 77% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #797CEE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.93:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #797CEE as they’d see it.
#797CEE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #797CEE
What color is #797CEE?
#797CEE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 48.6% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 77% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #797CEE in RGB?
#797CEE is rgb(121, 124, 238): 121 red, 124 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #797CEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(49, 48, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #797CEE?
PANTONE 2935 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #797CEE?
Its complement #8B8D11 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.