#797CA9#797CA9

#797CA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.068 H 281.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797CA9
RGB	rgb(121, 124, 169)
HSL	hsl(236, 22%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(236, 28%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 26.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.32, 9.35, -24.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.32, 26.02, 291.07°)
OKLab	oklab(60.11% 0.0132 -0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(60.11% 0.068 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2524, 21.3443, 40.4759)
Luminance	0.2135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797CA9 #A9A679

analogous

#7994A9 #797CA9 #8E79A9

triadic

#797CA9 #A9797C #7CA979

tetradic

#797CA9 #A97994 #A9A679 #79A98E

square

#797CA9 #A97994 #A9A679 #79A98E

split-complementary

#797CA9 #A98E79 #94A979

monochromatic

#424466 #595D8B #797CA9 #9EA0C1 #C4C5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.99

#797CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.27

#797CA9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797CA9

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797CA9	1.00	3.99	5.27	5.27
#FFFFFF	3.99	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F81AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7EA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D848C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 124, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.068 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a1a1c2',
    500: '#797ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797ca9;
$custom-light: #a1a1c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 21.818,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60109,
    "c": 0.06838,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.21345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797CA9

secondary

#C9C7B5

accent

#B969BE

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F7

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0F0F12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #797CA9

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

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