Palettes / Colors / #797AEF

#797AEF — Light Vivid Blue

#797AEF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #797AEF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#797AEF 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 #EFEE7B; it also sits naturally between #7BB7EF and #B37BEF. 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 48% · Blue 94%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #797AEF

.text { color: #797AEF; }
.background { background-color: #797AEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #797AEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 122, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 79%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #797AEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 122, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #797AEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 122, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#797AEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#797AEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEE7B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #797AEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #797AEF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #797AEF 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 #797AEF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #797AEF?

#797AEF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 121, 122, 239). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #797AEF?

#797AEF is RGB 121, 122, 239 — HSL 239°, 79%, 71% — CMYK 49%, 49%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #797AEF?

Its complement is #EFEE7B; analogous partners are #7BB7EF and #B37BEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #797AEF for text?

Black text on #797AEF has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.59:1.