#797998#797998

#797998 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.047 H 284.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797998
RGB	rgb(121, 121, 152)
HSL	hsl(240, 13%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(240, 20%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 20.4%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.84, 6.88, -16.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.84, 18.03, 292.42°)
OKLab	oklab(58.74% 0.0121 -0.0456)
OKLCH	oklch(58.74% 0.047 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.3887, 20.0064, 32.4871)
Luminance	0.2001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797998 #989879

analogous

#798898 #797998 #887998

triadic

#797998 #987979 #799879

tetradic

#797998 #987988 #989879 #799888

square

#797998 #987988 #989879 #799888

split-complementary

#797998 #988879 #889879

monochromatic

#414155 #5C5C78 #797998 #9C9CB3 #BEBECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#797998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#797998 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797998

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797998	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#727E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 121, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.047 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a09fb6',
    500: '#797998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797998;
$custom-light: #a09fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 13.08,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58742,
    "c": 0.04714,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797998

secondary

#BDBDB0

accent

#B672B6

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0E0E11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #797998

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

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