#616B79#616B79

#616B79 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.025 H 256.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#616B79
RGB	rgb(97, 107, 121)
HSL	hsl(215, 11%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(215, 20%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 11.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.85, -0.54, -9.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.85, 9.08, 266.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.43% -0.0058 -0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(52.43% 0.025 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6378, 14.4369, 20.1535)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#616B79 #796F61

analogous

#617779 #616B79 #636179

triadic

#616B79 #79616B #6B7961

tetradic

#616B79 #796177 #796F61 #617963

square

#616B79 #796177 #796F61 #617963

split-complementary

#616B79 #796361 #777961

monochromatic

#2B2F35 #464D57 #616B79 #7F8998 #A1A9B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#616B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#616B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #616B79

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##616B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##616B79	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666B7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646979

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B6E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #616b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 107, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.025 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e959f',
    500: '#616b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #616b79;
$custom-light: #8e959f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#616b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 97,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215,
    "s": 11.009,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52432,
    "c": 0.02526,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#616B79

secondary

#A39C93

accent

#9974B4

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0D0E

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #616B79

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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