#797B99#797B99

#797B99 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.046 H 281.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797B99
RGB	rgb(121, 123, 153)
HSL	hsl(236, 14%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(236, 21%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 19.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.43, 5.94, -16.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.43, 17.41, 289.96°)
OKLab	oklab(59.21% 0.0094 -0.0447)
OKLCH	oklch(59.21% 0.046 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.7165, 20.5304, 33.0021)
Luminance	0.2053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797B99 #999779

analogous

#798B99 #797B99 #877999

triadic

#797B99 #99797B #7B9979

tetradic

#797B99 #99798B #999779 #799987

square

#797B99 #99798B #999779 #799987

split-complementary

#797B99 #998779 #8B9979

monochromatic

#424356 #5C5E79 #797B99 #9C9DB3 #BEBFCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#797B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#797B99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797B99

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797B99	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#728085

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 123, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.046 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0a1b7',
    500: '#797b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797b99;
$custom-light: #a0a1b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 13.559,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59211,
    "c": 0.04568,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797B99

secondary

#BEBDB0

accent

#B271B6

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0E0E11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #797B99

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

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