#796BAF#796BAF

#796BAF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.104 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796BAF
RGB	rgb(121, 107, 175)
HSL	hsl(252, 30%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(252, 39%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 38.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.10, 21.09, -34.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.10, 40.29, 301.56°)
OKLab	oklab(56.95% 0.0392 -0.0959)
OKLCH	oklch(56.95% 0.104 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8788, 17.6751, 42.8607)
Luminance	0.1767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796BAF #A1AF6B

analogous

#6B7FAF #796BAF #9B6BAF

triadic

#796BAF #AF796B #6BAF79

tetradic

#796BAF #AF6B7F #A1AF6B #6BAF9B

square

#796BAF #AF6B7F #A1AF6B #6BAF9B

split-complementary

#796BAF #AF9B6B #7FAF6B

monochromatic

#423868 #5B4D8F #796BAF #9D93C4 #C1BADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#796BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#796BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796BAF

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796BAF	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5776B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5973AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D7785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 107, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.104 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a195c7',
    500: '#796baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796baf;
$custom-light: #a195c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.353,
    "s": 29.825,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56949,
    "c": 0.10366,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796BAF

secondary

#C3C9AD

accent

#C662B1

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796BAF

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

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