#796BB3#796BB3

#796BB3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.109 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796BB3
RGB	rgb(121, 107, 179)
HSL	hsl(252, 32%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(252, 40%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 40.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.29, 22.15, -36.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.29, 42.57, 301.36°)
OKLab	oklab(57.16% 0.0401 -0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(57.16% 0.109 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.2774, 17.8346, 44.9605)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796BB3 #A5B36B

analogous

#6B81B3 #796BB3 #9D6BB3

triadic

#796BB3 #B3796B #6BB379

tetradic

#796BB3 #B36B81 #A5B36B #6BB39D

square

#796BB3 #B36B81 #A5B36B #6BB39D

split-complementary

#796BB3 #B39D6B #81B36B

monochromatic

#42386C #5A4C95 #796BB3 #9E93C8 #C2BCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#796BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#796BB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796BB3

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796BB3	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5576B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5674B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B7886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 107, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.109 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a295ca',
    500: '#796bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796bb3;
$custom-light: #a295ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.667,
    "s": 32.143,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57162,
    "c": 0.10941,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796BB3

secondary

#C6CCAE

accent

#C85FB4

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796BB3

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

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