#797C96#797C96

#797C96 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.040 H 279.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797C96
RGB	rgb(121, 124, 150)
HSL	hsl(234, 12%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(234, 19%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.60, 4.63, -14.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.60, 15.09, 287.89°)
OKLab	oklab(59.31% 0.0069 -0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(59.31% 0.04 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.5965, 20.6819, 31.7551)
Luminance	0.2068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797C96 #969379

analogous

#798A96 #797C96 #847996

triadic

#797C96 #96797C #7C9679

tetradic

#797C96 #96798A #969379 #799684

square

#797C96 #96798A #969379 #799684

split-complementary

#797C96 #968479 #8A9679

monochromatic

#414353 #5C5F76 #797C96 #9B9EB1 #BEBFCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#797C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#797C96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797C96

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797C96	1.00	4.09	5.14	5.14
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757F97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#738085

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 124, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.040 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0a1b5',
    500: '#797c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797c96;
$custom-light: #a0a1b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.793,
    "s": 12.134,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59306,
    "c": 0.03971,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797C96

secondary

#BCBAAF

accent

#AE73B5

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0E0F11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #797C96

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

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