#796997#796997

#796997 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.072 H 300.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796997
RGB	rgb(121, 105, 151)
HSL	hsl(261, 18%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(261, 30%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.50, 16.18, -22.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.50, 27.91, 305.43°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% 0.0362 -0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.072 300)
XYZ	xyz(18.5215, 16.4024, 31.4624)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796997 #879769

analogous

#697097 #796997 #906997

triadic

#796997 #977969 #699779

tetradic

#796997 #976970 #879769 #699790

square

#796997 #976970 #879769 #699790

split-complementary

#796997 #979069 #709769

monochromatic

#3F374F #5C5073 #796997 #998DB0 #BAB1C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#796997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#796997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796997

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796997	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 105, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.072 300.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a094b5',
    500: '#796997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796997;
$custom-light: #a094b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.87,
    "s": 18.11,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55369,
    "c": 0.07233,
    "h": 300
  },
  "luminance": 0.16402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796997

secondary

#B1B8A4

accent

#BB6DA0

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0F0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #796997

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

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