#797DB1#797DB1
#797DB1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.079 H 280.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #797DB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 125, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 26%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 32%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.6%, 29.4%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.93, 10.86, -27.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.93, 30.00, 291.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.69% 0.0142 -0.0776) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.69% 0.079 280.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1524, 21.9058, 44.5948) |
| Luminance | 0.2191 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.68
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 10.19
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 10.31
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 10.62
Slate Blue (survey)
#5B7C99
ΔE00 11.09
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 11.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#797DB1 #B1AD79
analogous
#7999B1 #797DB1 #9179B1
triadic
#797DB1 #B1797D #7DB179
tetradic
#797DB1 #B17999 #B1AD79 #79B191
square
#797DB1 #B17999 #B1AD79 #79B191
split-complementary
#797DB1 #B19179 #99B179
monochromatic
#41446F #575C96 #797DB1 #A0A3C8 #C6C8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#797DB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.38
#797DB1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #797DB1
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##797DB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##797DB1 | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.38 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E83B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B7FB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6B878F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #797db1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 125, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.079 280.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1a2c8',
500: '#797db1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #797db1; $custom-light: #a1a2c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#797db1",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 125,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.714,
"s": 26.415,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60686,
"c": 0.0789,
"h": 280.4
},
"luminance": 0.21907
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#797DB1
secondary
#CECCB8
accent
#BC65C3
background
#FAF9FC
surface
#F3F2F8
border
#CDCCD1
text
#0F0F13
muted
#7F7E82