#797EA6#797EA6

#797EA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.061 H 278.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797EA6
RGB	rgb(121, 126, 166)
HSL	hsl(233, 20%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(233, 27%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 24.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.75, 7.40, -21.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.75, 23.11, 288.69°)
OKLab	oklab(60.4% 0.0094 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(60.4% 0.061 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.2271, 21.7393, 39.0940)
Luminance	0.2174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797EA6 #A6A179

analogous

#7995A6 #797EA6 #8B79A6

triadic

#797EA6 #A6797E #7EA679

tetradic

#797EA6 #A67995 #A6A179 #79A68B

square

#797EA6 #A67995 #A6A179 #79A68B

split-complementary

#797EA6 #A68B79 #95A679

monochromatic

#424563 #5A5F88 #797EA6 #9EA1BE #C3C5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#797EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#797EA6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797EA6

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797EA6	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)

#7382A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707FA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E858C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 126, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.061 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0a3c0',
    500: '#797ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797ea6;
$custom-light: #a0a3c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 20.179,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.604,
    "c": 0.06104,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797EA6

secondary

#C7C5B4

accent

#B46BBD

background

#F9FAFB

surface

#F2F3F7

border

#CCCDD0

text

#0F0F12

muted

#7E7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #797EA6

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

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