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#797EFA — Light Vivid Blue

#797EFA 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 #797EFA 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.

#797EFA 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 #FAF67A; it also sits naturally between #7ABEFA and #B67AFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#797EFA · RGB 121, 126, 250

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Color values

HEX#797EFA
RGB121, 126, 250
HSL238°, 93%, 73%
HSV238°, 52%, 98%
CMYK52%, 50%, 0%, 2%
XYZ32.60, 25.89, 93.72
Yxy25.89, 0.2142, 0.1701
CIE-Lab57.93, 31.33, -62.78
Hunter Lab50.88, 28.49, -79.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 49% · Blue 98%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #797EFA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #797EFA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #797EFA

.text { color: #797EFA; }
.background { background-color: #797EFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #797EFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 126, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 93%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #797EFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 126, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #797EFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 126, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #797EFA

#585DF9#353CF8#131AF6#080FDD#070DC0#060B9D#04087B#030659#020436#010114

Tints of #797EFA

#8488FB#9396FB#9DA0FB#A6A9FC#B5B8FC#BFC1FD#C9CBFD#D3D4FD#E1E2FE#EBECFE

Tones of #797EFA

#8387F1#8D90E8#9698DF#9FA0D6#A8A9CD#B1B2C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAF67A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.40:1 AA large only
Against black text6.18:1 AA

Best text color on #797EFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #797EFA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #797EFA: ·

How #797EFA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7B7BDCDeuteranopia · #7B7AD5Tritanopia · #79C4BF

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:

Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #797EFA rather than the exact color:

Palette 7c83fd
#7C83FD · #96BAFF · #7DEDFF · #88FFF7
Hidden Cascade
#29A8CC · #6EA2EB · #747AEE · #5E24DD
Palette 1c1678
#1C1678 · #8576FF · #7BC9FF · #A3FFD6
Hidden Ruby Monsoon
#2117B8 · #8076EE · #D8E324 · #EAEB96
Palette 6b76ff
#6B76FF · #A5AEFF · #C8E4FE · #FEFFE0
Palette B6fffa
#B6FFFA · #98E4FF · #80B3FF · #687EFF

Similar colors

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

#7C83FD#747AEE#8576FF#8076EE#6B76FF#687EFF#6E8CFB#836FFF#7E8EF1#8C82FC#7579E7#6E81E9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #797EF9  ·  #797EFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #797EFA?

#797EFA is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 121, 126, 250). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #797EFA?

#797EFA is RGB 121, 126, 250 — HSL 238°, 93%, 73% — CMYK 52%, 50%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #797EFA?

Its complement is #FAF67A; analogous partners are #7ABEFA and #B67AFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #797EFA for text?

Black text on #797EFA has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.40:1.