#797EB3#797EB3

#797EB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.080 H 279.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797EB3
RGB	rgb(121, 126, 179)
HSL	hsl(235, 28%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(235, 32%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 29.6%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.28, 10.80, -28.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.28, 30.54, 290.70°)
OKLab	oklab(60.99% 0.0134 -0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(60.99% 0.08 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.4805, 22.2406, 45.6948)
Luminance	0.2224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797EB3 #B3AE79

analogous

#799BB3 #797EB3 #9179B3

triadic

#797EB3 #B3797E #7EB379

tetradic

#797EB3 #B3799B #B3AE79 #79B391

square

#797EB3 #B3799B #B3AE79 #79B391

split-complementary

#797EB3 #B39179 #9BB379

monochromatic

#404571 #565C98 #797EB3 #A0A4C9 #C7C9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#797EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#797EB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797EB3

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797EB3	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E84B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A8891

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 126, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.080 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a1a3ca',
    500: '#797eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797eb3;
$custom-light: #a1a3ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.828,
    "s": 27.619,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60988,
    "c": 0.08046,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797EB3

secondary

#CFCDB8

accent

#BC64C4

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F3F3F8

border

#CDCDD1

text

#0F0F13

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #797EB3

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

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