#797C99#797C99

#797C99 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.044 H 280.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797C99
RGB	rgb(121, 124, 153)
HSL	hsl(234, 14%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(234, 21%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 19%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.71, 5.35, -15.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.71, 16.82, 288.56°)
OKLab	oklab(59.43% 0.0079 -0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(59.43% 0.044 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8412, 20.7798, 33.0437)
Luminance	0.2078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797C99 #999679

analogous

#798C99 #797C99 #867999

triadic

#797C99 #99797C #7C9979

tetradic

#797C99 #99798C #999679 #799986

square

#797C99 #99798C #999679 #799986

split-complementary

#797C99 #998679 #8C9979

monochromatic

#424356 #5C5F79 #797C99 #9C9EB3 #BEC0CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#797C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#797C99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797C99

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797C99	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#747F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737D98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#728186

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 124, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.044 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0a1b7',
    500: '#797c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797c99;
$custom-light: #a0a1b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.375,
    "s": 13.559,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59426,
    "c": 0.04426,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797C99

secondary

#BEBCB0

accent

#B071B6

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0E0F11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #797C99

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

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