#796B95#796B95

#796B95 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.066 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796B95
RGB	rgb(121, 107, 149)
HSL	hsl(260, 17%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(260, 28%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 28.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.94, 14.49, -20.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.94, 25.41, 304.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.68% 0.0325 -0.0573)
OKLCH	oklch(55.68% 0.066 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5665, 16.7502, 30.6829)
Luminance	0.1675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796B95 #87956B

analogous

#6B7295 #796B95 #8E6B95

triadic

#796B95 #95796B #6B9579

tetradic

#796B95 #956B72 #87956B #6B958E

square

#796B95 #956B72 #87956B #6B958E

split-complementary

#796B95 #958E6B #72956B

monochromatic

#3F384E #5C5172 #796B95 #998FAF #BAB2C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#796B95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#796B95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796B95

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796B95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796B95	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#627297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74717A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796b95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 107, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.066 299.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a095b4',
    500: '#796b95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796b95;
$custom-light: #a095b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796b95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 16.535,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55684,
    "c": 0.0659,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796B95

secondary

#B1B7A5

accent

#B96FA0

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0F0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #796B95

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

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