#797CA5#797CA5

#797CA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.062 H 281.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797CA5
RGB	rgb(121, 124, 165)
HSL	hsl(236, 20%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(236, 27%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 24.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.16, 8.33, -22.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.16, 23.72, 290.55°)
OKLab	oklab(59.93% 0.012 -0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(59.93% 0.062 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8826, 21.1964, 38.5284)
Luminance	0.2120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797CA5 #A5A279

analogous

#7992A5 #797CA5 #8C79A5

triadic

#797CA5 #A5797C #7CA579

tetradic

#797CA5 #A57992 #A5A279 #79A58C

square

#797CA5 #A57992 #A5A279 #79A58C

split-complementary

#797CA5 #A58C79 #92A579

monochromatic

#424462 #5A5D86 #797CA5 #9EA0BE #C2C4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#797CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#797CA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797CA5

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797CA5	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7181A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7EA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E838A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 124, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.062 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0a1bf',
    500: '#797ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797ca5;
$custom-light: #a0a1bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.909,
    "s": 19.643,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59932,
    "c": 0.06237,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797CA5

secondary

#C6C5B4

accent

#B76CBC

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F7

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0F0F12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #797CA5

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

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