#797EBE#797EBE

#797EBE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.097 H 279.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797EBE
RGB	rgb(121, 126, 190)
HSL	hsl(236, 35%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(236, 36%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.77, 13.78, -34.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.77, 36.79, 292.00°)
OKLab	oklab(61.52% 0.0163 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(61.52% 0.097 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6376, 22.7035, 51.7893)
Luminance	0.2270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797EBE #BEB979

analogous

#79A0BE #797EBE #9679BE

triadic

#797EBE #BE797E #7EBE79

tetradic

#797EBE #BE79A0 #BEB979 #79BE96

square

#797EBE #BE79A0 #BEB979 #79BE96

split-complementary

#797EBE #BE9679 #A0BE79

monochromatic

#3E427F #5258A8 #797EBE #A2A6D2 #CBCDE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79

#797EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.54

#797EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797EBE

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797EBE	1.00	3.79	5.54	5.54
#FFFFFF	3.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A86C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6681BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#668A95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 126, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.097 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2a3d2',
    500: '#797ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797ebe;
$custom-light: #a2a3d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.652,
    "s": 34.673,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61521,
    "c": 0.0967,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797EBE

secondary

#D6D5BC

accent

#A538AE

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F3F9

border

#CECDD2

text

#0F0F14

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #797EBE

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

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