#7980CB#7980CB

#7980CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.113 H 278.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7980CB
RGB	rgb(121, 128, 203)
HSL	hsl(235, 44%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(235, 40%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 36.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.90, 16.23, -39.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.90, 42.91, 292.23°)
OKLab	oklab(62.59% 0.0168 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(62.59% 0.113 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.3807, 23.8140, 59.6949)
Luminance	0.2382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7980CB #CBC479

analogous

#79A9CB #7980CB #9B79CB

triadic

#7980CB #CB7980 #80CB79

tetradic

#7980CB #CB79A9 #CBC479 #79CB9B

square

#7980CB #CB79A9 #CBC479 #79CB9B

split-complementary

#7980CB #CB9B79 #A9CB79

monochromatic

#384091 #4D56BA #7980CB #A5AADC #D1D4ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#7980CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#7980CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #7980CB

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7980CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##7980CB	1.00	3.64	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6689CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6183C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#608F9C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7980cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 128, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.113 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3a4db',
    500: '#7980cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7980cb;
$custom-light: #a3a4db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7980cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.878,
    "s": 44.086,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62594,
    "c": 0.11282,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7980CB

secondary

#DEDCC1

accent

#AC2EB7

background

#FAFAFD

surface

#F4F4FB

border

#CECED4

text

#0F0F15

muted

#7F7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7980CB

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

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