#797BAE#797BAE
#797BAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.077 H 282.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #797BAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 123, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 25%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 30%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.5%, 29.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.26, 11.25, -27.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.26, 29.50, 292.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.13% 0.0162 -0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.13% 0.077 282.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6061, 21.2862, 42.9538) |
| Luminance | 0.2129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 9.89
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 10.43
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 10.60
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 10.65
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 10.67
Grey Purple
#826D8C
ΔE00 10.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#797BAE #AEAC79
analogous
#7995AE #797BAE #9179AE
triadic
#797BAE #AE797B #7BAE79
tetradic
#797BAE #AE7995 #AEAC79 #79AE91
square
#797BAE #AE7995 #AEAC79 #79AE91
split-complementary
#797BAE #AE9179 #95AE79
monochromatic
#41436C #585A92 #797BAE #9FA1C5 #C5C6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#797BAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#797BAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #797BAE
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##797BAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##797BAE | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C81B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A7DAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6C848D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #797bae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 123, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.077 282.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1a1c6',
500: '#797bae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #797bae; $custom-light: #a1a1c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#797bae",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 123,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.736,
"s": 24.651,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60129,
"c": 0.07732,
"h": 282.1
},
"luminance": 0.21287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#797BAE
secondary
#CCCBB7
accent
#BE67C1
background
#FAF9FC
surface
#F3F2F8
border
#CDCCD1
text
#0F0E13
muted
#7F7E82