#797289#797289

#797289 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.036 H 299.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797289
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 137)
HSL	hsl(258, 9%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(258, 17%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 16.8%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, 7.51, -11.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 13.81, 302.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% 0.0175 -0.0314)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.036 299.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4169, 17.9057, 26.1479)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#797289 #828972

analogous

#727789 #797289 #857289

triadic

#797289 #897972 #728979

tetradic

#797289 #897277 #828972 #728985

square

#797289 #897277 #828972 #728985

split-complementary

#797289 #898572 #778972

monochromatic

#3E3A46 #5B5668 #797289 #9993A5 #B8B4C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#797289 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#797289 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797289

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797289	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797289	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E758A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7588

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76757A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797289;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.036 299.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9aab',
    500: '#797289',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797289;
$custom-light: #9f9aab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797289",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.261,
    "s": 9.163,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56647,
    "c": 0.0359,
    "h": 299.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797289

secondary

#ADB1A6

accent

#B276A0

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F2F2F4

border

#CCCCCE

text

#0E0E10

muted

#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #797289

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

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