#797BD4#797BD4
#797BD4 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.133 H 280.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #797BD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 123, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 51%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 43%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.9%, 42%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.05, 21.80, -46.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.05, 51.04, 295.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.09% 0.0249 -0.1303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.09% 0.133 280.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8483, 22.9831, 65.2961) |
| Luminance | 0.2298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 5.61
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.26
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.53
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.90
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 7.20
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#797BD4 #D4D279
analogous
#79A9D4 #797BD4 #A479D4
triadic
#797BD4 #D4797B #7BD479
tetradic
#797BD4 #D479A9 #D4D279 #79D4A4
square
#797BD4 #D479A9 #D4D279 #79D4A4
split-complementary
#797BD4 #D4A479 #A9D479
monochromatic
#33369F #4B4DC5 #797BD4 #A7A9E3 #D6D6F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#797BD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#797BD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #797BD4
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##797BD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##797BD4 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A87D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5581D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5C8D9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #797bd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 123, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.133 280.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4a1e1',
500: '#797bd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #797bd4; $custom-light: #a4a1e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#797bd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 123,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.681,
"s": 51.412,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62093,
"c": 0.13267,
"h": 280.8
},
"luminance": 0.22984
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#797BD4
secondary
#E4E3C5
accent
#BB27BF
background
#FAF9FD
surface
#F4F2FB
border
#CECCD4
text
#0F0E15
muted
#7F7E83