#796AA3#796AA3

#796AA3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.088 H 295.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796AA3
RGB	rgb(121, 106, 163)
HSL	hsl(256, 24%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(256, 35%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 35%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.28, 18.57, -28.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.28, 34.10, 302.99°)
OKLab	oklab(56.14% 0.0379 -0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(56.14% 0.088 295.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6485, 17.0171, 36.8927)
Luminance	0.1702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796AA3 #94A36A

analogous

#6A78A3 #796AA3 #956AA3

triadic

#796AA3 #A3796A #6AA379

tetradic

#796AA3 #A36A78 #94A36A #6AA395

square

#796AA3 #A36A78 #94A36A #6AA395

split-complementary

#796AA3 #A3956A #78A36A

monochromatic

#41385B #5C4F80 #796AA3 #9B90BA #BDB6D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#796AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#796AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796AA3

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796AA3	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B73A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E72A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70747F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 106, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.088 295.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a194be',
    500: '#796aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796aa3;
$custom-light: #a194be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.789,
    "s": 23.651,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56141,
    "c": 0.08798,
    "h": 295.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796AA3

secondary

#BAC1A8

accent

#C068A9

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F3F1F7

border

#CDCBD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796AA3

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

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