#797DB3
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #797DB3
#797DB3 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 47% red, 49% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Cornflower (ΔE 15.9); Cornflower comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3AF79 — a matcha tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #797DB3 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.40:1, 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 #797DB3?
#797DB3 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 47% red, 49% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #797DB3?
Use black text. Black on #797DB3 has a contrast ratio of 5.40:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #797DB3?
Its complementary colour is #B3AF79, and analogous partners are #799AB3 and #9279B3.