#797997#797997

#797997 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.046 H 284.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797997
RGB	rgb(121, 121, 151)
HSL	hsl(240, 13%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(240, 20%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 19.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.81, 6.64, -16.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.81, 17.45, 292.35°)
OKLab	oklab(58.7% 0.0117 -0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(58.7% 0.046 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.3071, 19.9738, 32.0576)
Luminance	0.1997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797997 #979779

analogous

#798897 #797997 #887997

triadic

#797997 #977979 #799779

tetradic

#797997 #977988 #979779 #799788

square

#797997 #977988 #979779 #799788

split-complementary

#797997 #978879 #889779

monochromatic

#414154 #5C5C77 #797997 #9B9BB2 #BEBECC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#797997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#797997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797997

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797997	1.00	4.20	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#727C98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 121, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.046 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a09fb5',
    500: '#797997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797997;
$custom-light: #a09fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 12.605,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58701,
    "c": 0.04562,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797997

secondary

#BCBCAF

accent

#B572B5

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0E0E11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #797997

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

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