#7979BF#7979BF

#7979BF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.105 H 282.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7979BF
RGB	rgb(121, 121, 191)
HSL	hsl(240, 35%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(240, 37%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 36.6%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.49, 17.03, -36.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.49, 40.44, 294.91°)
OKLab	oklab(60.56% 0.0233 -0.1027)
OKLCH	oklch(60.56% 0.105 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.1239, 21.5005, 52.1591)
Luminance	0.2150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7979BF #BFBF79

analogous

#799CBF #7979BF #9C79BF

triadic

#7979BF #BF7979 #79BF79

tetradic

#7979BF #BF799C #BFBF79 #79BF9C

square

#7979BF #BF799C #BFBF79 #79BF9C

split-complementary

#7979BF #BF9C79 #9CBF79

monochromatic

#3D3D80 #5151AA #7979BF #A2A2D3 #CCCCE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#7979BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#7979BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #7979BF

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7979BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##7979BF	1.00	3.96	5.30	5.30
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6382C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#668693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7979bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 121, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.105 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a29fd2',
    500: '#7979bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7979bf;
$custom-light: #a29fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7979bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 35.354,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60558,
    "c": 0.10535,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7979BF

secondary

#D7D7BD

accent

#AE37AE

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#0F0E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7979BF

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

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