#7970CE#7970CE

#7970CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.140 H 285.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7970CE
RGB	rgb(121, 112, 206)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(246, 46%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 45.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.96, 26.64, -47.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.96, 54.60, 299.21°)
OKLab	oklab(59.64% 0.0379 -0.1348)
OKLCH	oklch(59.64% 0.14 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.8167, 20.1086, 60.9543)
Luminance	0.2011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7970CE #C5CE70

analogous

#7096CE #7970CE #A870CE

triadic

#7970CE #CE7970 #70CE79

tetradic

#7970CE #CE7096 #C5CE70 #70CEA8

square

#7970CE #CE7096 #C5CE70 #70CEA8

split-complementary

#7970CE #CEA870 #96CE70

monochromatic

#3B3292 #4E42BE #7970CE #A49EDE #CECBED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#7970CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#7970CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #7970CE

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7970CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##7970CE	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C7FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A79CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#608395

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7970ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 112, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.140 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a499dd',
    500: '#7970ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7970ce;
$custom-light: #a499dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7970ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.745,
    "s": 48.958,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5964,
    "c": 0.14,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7970CE

secondary

#DBDEBC

accent

#BC29AE

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#0F0E15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7970CE

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

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