#797EA0#797EA0

#797EA0 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.052 H 278.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797EA0
RGB	rgb(121, 126, 160)
HSL	hsl(232, 17%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(232, 24%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 21.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.52, 5.90, -18.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.52, 19.68, 287.44°)
OKLab	oklab(60.14% 0.0074 -0.0515)
OKLCH	oklch(60.14% 0.052 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.6896, 21.5242, 36.2627)
Luminance	0.2152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797EA0 #A09B79

analogous

#7991A0 #797EA0 #8779A0

triadic

#797EA0 #A0797E #7EA079

tetradic

#797EA0 #A07991 #A09B79 #79A087

square

#797EA0 #A07991 #A09B79 #79A087

split-complementary

#797EA0 #A08779 #91A079

monochromatic

#42455D #5B6081 #797EA0 #9DA0B9 #C1C3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#797EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#797EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797EA0

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797EA0	1.00	3.96	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7581A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727F9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#708489

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 126, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.052 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0a3bc',
    500: '#797ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797ea0;
$custom-light: #a0a3bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.308,
    "s": 17.031,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60144,
    "c": 0.05203,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.21525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797EA0

secondary

#C3C0B2

accent

#B06EBA

background

#F9FAFB

surface

#F2F3F6

border

#CCCDD0

text

#0F0F12

muted

#7E7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #797EA0

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

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