Palettes / Colors / #796CDC

#796CDC — Blue

#796CDC is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#796CDC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CFDC6A; it also sits naturally between #6A96DC and #B06ADC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 42% · Blue 86%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #796CDC

.text { color: #796CDC; }
.background { background-color: #796CDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #796CDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 108, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 62%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #796CDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 108, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #796CDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 108, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#796CDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#796CDC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #796CDC

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Tones of #796CDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFDC6A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #796CDC: #000000.

How #796CDC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #796CDC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #796CDB  ·  #796CDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #796CDC?

#796CDC is Blue, a blue color (RGB 121, 108, 220). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #796CDC?

#796CDC is RGB 121, 108, 220 — HSL 247°, 62%, 64% — CMYK 45%, 51%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #796CDC?

Its complement is #CFDC6A; analogous partners are #6A96DC and #B06ADC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #796CDC for text?

Black text on #796CDC has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.21:1.