#796AAB#796AAB

#796AAB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.100 H 293.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796AAB
RGB	rgb(121, 106, 171)
HSL	hsl(254, 28%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(254, 38%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 38%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.65, 20.63, -32.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.65, 38.67, 302.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.55% 0.0398 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(56.55% 0.1 293.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.3881, 17.3130, 40.7878)
Luminance	0.1731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796AAB #9CAB6A

analogous

#6A7CAB #796AAB #9A6AAB

triadic

#796AAB #AB796A #6AAB79

tetradic

#796AAB #AB6A7C #9CAB6A #6AAB9A

square

#796AAB #AB6A7C #9CAB6A #6AAB9A

split-complementary

#796AAB #AB9A6A #7CAB6A

monochromatic

#423863 #5C4E8A #796AAB #9C91C1 #BFB8D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#796AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#796AAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796AAB

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796AAB	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5874AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A72A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E7582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 106, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.100 293.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a194c4',
    500: '#796aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796aab;
$custom-light: #a194c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.846,
    "s": 27.897,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56546,
    "c": 0.09953,
    "h": 293.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796AAB

secondary

#C0C6AB

accent

#C464AE

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F3F1F8

border

#CDCBD1

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796AAB

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

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