#797FAE#797FAE

#797FAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.072 H 278.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797FAE
RGB	rgb(121, 127, 174)
HSL	hsl(233, 25%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(233, 30%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 27%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.34, 8.88, -25.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.34, 27.09, 289.14°)
OKLab	oklab(60.97% 0.0105 -0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(60.97% 0.072 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.1124, 22.2990, 43.1226)
Luminance	0.2230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797FAE #AEA879

analogous

#7999AE #797FAE #8E79AE

triadic

#797FAE #AE797F #7FAE79

tetradic

#797FAE #AE7999 #AEA879 #79AE8E

square

#797FAE #AE7999 #AEA879 #79AE8E

split-complementary

#797FAE #AE8E79 #99AE79

monochromatic

#41466C #585F92 #797FAE #9FA3C5 #C5C8DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#797FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#797FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797FAE

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797FAE	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7184B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E80AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B888F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 127, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.072 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a1a4c6',
    500: '#797fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797fae;
$custom-light: #a1a4c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.208,
    "s": 24.651,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60967,
    "c": 0.07161,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797FAE

secondary

#CCCAB7

accent

#B767C1

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F3F3F8

border

#CDCDD1

text

#0F0F13

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #797FAE

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

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