#7979AF#7979AF

#7979AF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.082 H 283.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7979AF
RGB	rgb(121, 121, 175)
HSL	hsl(240, 25%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(240, 31%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 30.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.77, 12.70, -28.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.77, 31.30, 293.94°)
OKLab	oklab(59.76% 0.0193 -0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(59.76% 0.082 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.4583, 20.8342, 43.3873)
Luminance	0.2084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7979AF #AFAF79

analogous

#7994AF #7979AF #9479AF

triadic

#7979AF #AF7979 #79AF79

tetradic

#7979AF #AF7994 #AFAF79 #79AF94

square

#7979AF #AF7994 #AFAF79 #79AF94

split-complementary

#7979AF #AF9479 #94AF79

monochromatic

#41416D #585893 #7979AF #9F9FC6 #C6C6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#7979AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#7979AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #7979AF

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7979AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##7979AF	1.00	4.06	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6980B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C838C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7979af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 121, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.082 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a19fc7',
    500: '#7979af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7979af;
$custom-light: #a19fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7979af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 25.234,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59762,
    "c": 0.08177,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7979AF

secondary

#CDCDB7

accent

#C266C2

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F3F2F8

border

#CDCCD1

text

#0F0E13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7979AF

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

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