#797EAE#797EAE

#797EAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.073 H 279.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797EAE
RGB	rgb(121, 126, 174)
HSL	hsl(234, 25%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(234, 30%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 27.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.07, 9.47, -26.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.07, 27.68, 290.01°)
OKLab	oklab(60.76% 0.0119 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(60.76% 0.073 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.9839, 22.0420, 43.0798)
Luminance	0.2204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797EAE #AEA979

analogous

#7998AE #797EAE #8F79AE

triadic

#797EAE #AE797E #7EAE79

tetradic

#797EAE #AE7998 #AEA979 #79AE8F

square

#797EAE #AE7998 #AEA979 #79AE8F

split-complementary

#797EAE #AE8F79 #98AE79

monochromatic

#41456C #585E92 #797EAE #9FA3C5 #C5C7DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#797EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#797EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797EAE

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797EAE	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7083B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B878F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 126, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.073 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a1a3c6',
    500: '#797eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797eae;
$custom-light: #a1a3c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.34,
    "s": 24.651,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60756,
    "c": 0.07302,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797EAE

secondary

#CCCAB7

accent

#B967C1

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F3F3F8

border

#CDCDD1

text

#0F0F13

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #797EAE

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

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