#796BAD#796BAD

#796BAD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.101 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796BAD
RGB	rgb(121, 107, 173)
HSL	hsl(253, 29%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(253, 38%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 38.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.00, 20.56, -33.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.00, 39.15, 301.67°)
OKLab	oklab(56.85% 0.0388 -0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(56.85% 0.101 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6838, 17.5971, 41.8339)
Luminance	0.1760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796BAD #9FAD6B

analogous

#6B7EAD #796BAD #9A6BAD

triadic

#796BAD #AD796B #6BAD79

tetradic

#796BAD #AD6B7E #9FAD6B #6BAD9A

square

#796BAD #AD6B7E #9FAD6B #6BAD9A

split-complementary

#796BAD #AD9A6B #7EAD6B

monochromatic

#423865 #5B4E8D #796BAD #9D92C3 #C0BAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#796BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#796BAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796BAD

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796BAD	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5875B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A73AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D7784

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 107, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.101 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a195c5',
    500: '#796bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796bad;
$custom-light: #a195c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.727,
    "s": 28.696,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56845,
    "c": 0.10078,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796BAD

secondary

#C2C8AC

accent

#C563B0

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F3F1F8

border

#CDCBD1

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796BAD

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

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