#796179#796179

#796179 is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.047 H 326.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796179
RGB	rgb(121, 97, 121)
HSL	hsl(300, 11%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(300, 20%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.23, 14.22, -9.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.23, 17.26, 325.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.0392 -0.0262)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.047 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.6106, 13.9952, 19.9644)
Luminance	0.1399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796179 #617961

analogous

#6D6179 #796179 #79616D

triadic

#796179 #797961 #617979

tetradic

#796179 #796D61 #617961 #616D79

square

#796179 #796D61 #617961 #616D79

split-complementary

#796179 #6D7961 #61796D

monochromatic

#352B35 #574657 #796179 #987F98 #B4A1B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#796179 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#796179 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796179

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796179	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796179	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60677A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656A78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796179;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 97, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.047 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a08e9f',
    500: '#796179',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796179;
$custom-light: #a08e9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796179",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 11.009,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52469,
    "c": 0.0472,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796179

secondary

#93A393

accent

#B47474

background

#F9F8F9

surface

#F2F0F2

border

#CCCBCC

text

#0E0C0E

muted

#7E7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #796179

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

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