#787AA2
Slate Gray · medium cool blue
About #787AA2
#787AA2 is a muted, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 47% red, 48% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Steel Blue (ΔE 15.3); Steel Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2A078 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #787AA2 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.10:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #787AA2?
#787AA2 is a muted, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 47% red, 48% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #787AA2?
Use black text. Black on #787AA2 has a contrast ratio of 5.10:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #787AA2?
Its complementary colour is #A2A078, and analogous partners are #788FA2 and #8B78A2.