#797993#797993

#797993 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.040 H 285.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797993
RGB	rgb(121, 121, 147)
HSL	hsl(240, 11%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(240, 18%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.7%, 17.7%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.66, 5.69, -14.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.66, 15.13, 292.07°)
OKLab	oklab(58.54% 0.0103 -0.0382)
OKLCH	oklch(58.54% 0.04 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9878, 19.8460, 30.3757)
Luminance	0.1985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797993 #939379

analogous

#798693 #797993 #867993

triadic

#797993 #937979 #799379

tetradic

#797993 #937986 #939379 #799386

square

#797993 #937986 #939379 #799386

split-complementary

#797993 #938679 #869379

monochromatic

#414151 #5C5C73 #797993 #9B9BAE #BDBDCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#797993 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#797993 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797993

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797993	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797993	1.00	4.23	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727A92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797993;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 121, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.040 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a09fb2',
    500: '#797993',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797993;
$custom-light: #a09fb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797993",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 10.744,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5854,
    "c": 0.03953,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19846
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797993

secondary

#BABAAE

accent

#B474B4

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F2F2F5

border

#CCCCCF

text

#0E0E11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #797993

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

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