#797491#797491

#797491 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.044 H 292.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797491
RGB	rgb(121, 116, 145)
HSL	hsl(250, 12%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 20%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 20%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.22, 8.17, -15.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.22, 17.12, 298.50°)
OKLab	oklab(57.39% 0.0173 -0.041)
OKLCH	oklch(57.39% 0.044 292.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2403, 18.5999, 29.3591)
Luminance	0.1860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797491 #8C9174

analogous

#747D91 #797491 #877491

triadic

#797491 #917974 #749179

tetradic

#797491 #91747D #8C9174 #749187

square

#797491 #91747D #8C9174 #749187

split-complementary

#797491 #918774 #7D9174

monochromatic

#403D4D #5C5870 #797491 #9A96AC #BBB8C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#797491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#797491 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797491

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797491	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7892

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7790

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74787E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 116, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.044 292.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a09cb1',
    500: '#797491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797491;
$custom-light: #a09cb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.345,
    "s": 11.647,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5739,
    "c": 0.04446,
    "h": 292.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797491

secondary

#B5B7AA

accent

#B573A9

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F2F2F5

border

#CCCCCF

text

#0E0E10

muted

#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #797491

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

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