#79697C#79697C
#79697C is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.035 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79697C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 105, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 8%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 15%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.4%, 15.3%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.48, 10.05, -8.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.48, 12.98, 320.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.24% 0.0271 -0.022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.24% 0.035 320.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5743, 15.6235, 21.2074) |
| Luminance | 0.1562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purplish Grey
#7A687F
ΔE00 1.66
Purple Grey
#866F85
ΔE00 4.05
Grey Purple
#826D8C
ΔE00 5.03
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 6.43
Dusty Purple
#825F87
ΔE00 8.35
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 9.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79697C #6C7C69
analogous
#6F697C #79697C #7C6976
triadic
#79697C #7C7969 #697C79
tetradic
#79697C #7C6F69 #6C7C69 #69767C
square
#79697C #7C6F69 #6C7C69 #69767C
split-complementary
#79697C #767C69 #697C6F
monochromatic
#38313A #594D5B #79697C #97889A #B4A9B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#79697C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#79697C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #79697C
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79697C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79697C | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.12 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#676D7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6F7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A6B6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79697c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 105, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.035 320.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9f94a1',
500: '#79697c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79697c; $custom-light: #9f94a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79697c",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 105,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.526,
"s": 8.297,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54243,
"c": 0.03491,
"h": 320.9
},
"luminance": 0.15623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79697C
secondary
#9DA69B
accent
#B17680
background
#F9F9F9
surface
#F2F1F2
border
#CCCBCC
text
#0E0D0F
muted
#7E7E7E