#797DAD#797DAD

#797DAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.073 H 280.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797DAD
RGB	rgb(121, 125, 173)
HSL	hsl(235, 24%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(235, 30%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 27.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.76, 9.80, -25.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.76, 27.71, 290.71°)
OKLab	oklab(60.5% 0.013 -0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(60.5% 0.073 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.7596, 21.7487, 42.5258)
Luminance	0.2175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797DAD #ADA979

analogous

#7997AD #797DAD #8F79AD

triadic

#797DAD #AD797D #7DAD79

tetradic

#797DAD #AD7997 #ADA979 #79AD8F

square

#797DAD #AD7997 #ADA979 #79AD8F

split-complementary

#797DAD #AD8F79 #97AD79

monochromatic

#41446A #585D90 #797DAD #9FA2C4 #C5C7DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#797DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#797DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797DAD

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797DAD	1.00	3.93	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F82AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C868E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 125, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.073 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a1a2c5',
    500: '#797dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797dad;
$custom-light: #a1a2c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.385,
    "s": 24.074,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60501,
    "c": 0.07294,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797DAD

secondary

#CBCAB6

accent

#BA67C1

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F3F2F8

border

#CDCCD1

text

#0F0F13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #797DAD

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

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