#796BAE#796BAE

#796BAE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.102 H 292.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796BAE
RGB	rgb(121, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(253, 29%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(253, 39%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 20.82, -33.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 39.72, 301.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.9% 0.039 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(56.9% 0.102 292.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7809, 17.6360, 42.3454)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796BAE #A0AE6B

analogous

#6B7FAE #796BAE #9A6BAE

triadic

#796BAE #AE796B #6BAE79

tetradic

#796BAE #AE6B7F #A0AE6B #6BAE9A

square

#796BAE #AE6B7F #A0AE6B #6BAE9A

split-complementary

#796BAE #AE9A6B #7FAE6B

monochromatic

#423867 #5B4E8E #796BAE #9D93C4 #C1BAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#796BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#796BAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796BAE

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796BAE	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5875B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5973AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D7784

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.102 292.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a195c6',
    500: '#796bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796bae;
$custom-light: #a195c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.537,
    "s": 29.258,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56897,
    "c": 0.10222,
    "h": 292.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796BAE

secondary

#C3C8AC

accent

#C662B1

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F3F1F8

border

#CDCBD1

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796BAE

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

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