#797294#797294

#797294 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.052 H 294.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797294
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 148)
HSL	hsl(252, 14%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(252, 23%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 23%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.78, 10.07, -17.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.78, 20.16, 299.95°)
OKLab	oklab(57.09% 0.0214 -0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(57.09% 0.052 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2466, 18.2375, 30.5174)
Luminance	0.1824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797294 #8D9472

analogous

#727C94 #797294 #8A7294

triadic

#797294 #947972 #729479

tetradic

#797294 #94727C #8D9472 #72948A

square

#797294 #94727C #8D9472 #72948A

split-complementary

#797294 #948A72 #7C9472

monochromatic

#403C4F #5C5772 #797294 #9A95AE #BBB8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#797294 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#797294 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797294

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797294	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797294	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A7795

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7693

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74777E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797294;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.052 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a09ab3',
    500: '#797294',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797294;
$custom-light: #a09ab3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797294",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.353,
    "s": 13.71,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57091,
    "c": 0.05232,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797294

secondary

#B5B8A9

accent

#B771A8

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0E0E11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #797294

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

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