#797299#797299

#797299 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.060 H 292.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797299
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 153)
HSL	hsl(251, 16%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(251, 25%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 25.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.98, 11.27, -20.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.98, 23.05, 299.27°)
OKLab	oklab(57.31% 0.023 -0.0552)
OKLCH	oklch(57.31% 0.06 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6509, 18.3993, 32.6469)
Luminance	0.1840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797299 #929972

analogous

#727F99 #797299 #8C7299

triadic

#797299 #997972 #729979

tetradic

#797299 #99727F #929972 #72998C

square

#797299 #99727F #929972 #72998C

split-complementary

#797299 #998C72 #7F9972

monochromatic

#413D54 #5C5677 #797299 #9B96B3 #BCB9CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.49

#797299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.68

#797299 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797299

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797299	1.00	4.49	4.68	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69779B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.060 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a09ab7',
    500: '#797299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797299;
$custom-light: #a09ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.769,
    "s": 16.049,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57306,
    "c": 0.05981,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797299

secondary

#B9BCAB

accent

#B96FAC

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0E0E11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #797299

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

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