#7979EF#7979EF
#7979EF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.173 H 280.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7979EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 121, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 79%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 49%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.4%, 49.4%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.06, 30.96, -59.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.06, 67.23, 297.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.34% 0.0308 -0.17) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.34% 0.173 280.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2977, 23.9700, 84.6748) |
| Luminance | 0.2397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 2.76
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.54
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.03
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.32
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.69
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7979EF #EFEF79
analogous
#79B4EF #7979EF #B479EF
triadic
#7979EF #EF7979 #79EF79
tetradic
#7979EF #EF79B4 #EFEF79 #79EFB4
square
#7979EF #EF79B4 #EFEF79 #79EFB4
split-complementary
#7979EF #EFB479 #B4EF79
monochromatic
#1919D4 #4242E8 #7979EF #B0B0F6 #E4E4FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#7979EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#7979EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #7979EF
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7979EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7979EF | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#418BF3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3782EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4B93A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7979ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 121, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.173 280.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a79ff5',
500: '#7979ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7979ef; $custom-light: #a79ff5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7979ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 121,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 78.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63339,
"c": 0.17277,
"h": 280.3
},
"luminance": 0.23972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7979EF
secondary
#F2F2D2
accent
#DB0BDB
background
#FAF9FF
surface
#F4F2FE
border
#CECCD6
text
#100E17
muted
#7F7E85