#797EC9#797EC9

#797EC9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.113 H 279.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797EC9
RGB	rgb(121, 126, 201)
HSL	hsl(236, 43%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(236, 40%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.8%, 37.3%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.28, 16.86, -39.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.28, 43.01, 293.07°)
OKLab	oklab(62.09% 0.0189 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(62.09% 0.113 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.8856, 23.2026, 58.3617)
Luminance	0.2320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797EC9 #C9C479

analogous

#79A6C9 #797EC9 #9C79C9

triadic

#797EC9 #C9797E #7EC979

tetradic

#797EC9 #C979A6 #C9C479 #79C99C

square

#797EC9 #C979A6 #C9C479 #79C99C

split-complementary

#797EC9 #C99C79 #A6C979

monochromatic

#393F8E #4D54B7 #797EC9 #A5A8DB #D0D2EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#797EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#797EC9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797EC9

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797EC9	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6587CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6082C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#618D9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 126, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.113 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3a3da',
    500: '#797ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797ec9;
$custom-light: #a3a3da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 42.553,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62086,
    "c": 0.11271,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797EC9

secondary

#DDDBC1

accent

#AD30B6

background

#FAFAFD

surface

#F4F3FA

border

#CECDD3

text

#0F0F15

muted

#7F7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #797EC9

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

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