#796AA5#796AA5

#796AA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.091 H 295.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796AA5
RGB	rgb(121, 106, 165)
HSL	hsl(255, 25%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(255, 36%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 35.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.37, 19.08, -29.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.37, 35.24, 302.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.24% 0.0384 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(56.24% 0.091 295)
XYZ	xyz(19.8291, 17.0894, 37.8439)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796AA5 #96A56A

analogous

#6A78A5 #796AA5 #966AA5

triadic

#796AA5 #A5796A #6AA579

tetradic

#796AA5 #A56A78 #96A56A #6AA596

square

#796AA5 #A56A78 #96A56A #6AA596

split-complementary

#796AA5 #A5966A #78A56A

monochromatic

#41385D #5C4F83 #796AA5 #9B90BC #BEB6D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#796AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#796AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796AA5

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796AA5	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B73A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D72A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#707480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 106, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.091 295.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a194c0',
    500: '#796aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796aa5;
$custom-light: #a194c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.254,
    "s": 24.686,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5624,
    "c": 0.09087,
    "h": 295
  },
  "luminance": 0.1709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796AA5

secondary

#BCC2A9

accent

#C167AA

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F3F1F7

border

#CDCBD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796AA5

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

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