#79697E#79697E

#79697E is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.037 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79697E
RGB	rgb(121, 105, 126)
HSL	hsl(286, 9%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 17%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(4%, 16.7%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 10.47, -9.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 14.01, 318.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.0279 -0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.037 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.7021, 15.6747, 21.8803)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79697E #6E7E69

analogous

#6E697E #79697E #7E6978

triadic

#79697E #7E7969 #697E79

tetradic

#79697E #7E6E69 #6E7E69 #69787E

square

#79697E #7E6E69 #6E7E69 #69787E

split-complementary

#79697E #787E69 #697E6E

monochromatic

#39313B #594D5D #79697E #97889C #B4AAB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#79697E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#79697E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79697E

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79697E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79697E	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676D7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6F7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79697e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 105, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.037 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f94a3',
    500: '#79697e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79697e;
$custom-light: #9f94a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79697e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.714,
    "s": 9.091,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54319,
    "c": 0.03742,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79697E

secondary

#9EA79B

accent

#B27684

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F2F1F3

border

#CCCBCD

text

#0E0D0F

muted

#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #79697E

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