#797BA3#797BA3

#797BA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.061 H 282.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797BA3
RGB	rgb(121, 123, 163)
HSL	hsl(237, 19%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(237, 26%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 24.5%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.81, 8.41, -21.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.81, 23.17, 291.28°)
OKLab	oklab(59.63% 0.0128 -0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(59.63% 0.061 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.5773, 20.8747, 37.5356)
Luminance	0.2087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797BA3 #A3A179

analogous

#7990A3 #797BA3 #8C79A3

triadic

#797BA3 #A3797B #7BA379

tetradic

#797BA3 #A37990 #A3A179 #79A38C

square

#797BA3 #A37990 #A3A179 #79A38C

split-complementary

#797BA3 #A38C79 #90A379

monochromatic

#424360 #5B5D84 #797BA3 #9D9FBC #C2C2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#797BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#797BA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797BA3

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797BA3	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)

#707FA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F8289

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 123, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.061 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0a1be',
    500: '#797ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797ba3;
$custom-light: #a0a1be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.143,
    "s": 18.584,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59633,
    "c": 0.06081,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797BA3

secondary

#C5C4B3

accent

#B76DBB

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0F0E12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #797BA3

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

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