#796BB4#796BB4

#796BB4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.111 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796BB4
RGB	rgb(121, 107, 180)
HSL	hsl(252, 33%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(252, 41%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 40.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.34, 22.42, -36.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.34, 43.14, 301.31°)
OKLab	oklab(57.22% 0.0403 -0.1033)
OKLCH	oklch(57.22% 0.111 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3789, 17.8752, 45.4950)
Luminance	0.1788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796BB4 #A6B46B

analogous

#6B82B4 #796BB4 #9E6BB4

triadic

#796BB4 #B4796B #6BB479

tetradic

#796BB4 #B46B82 #A6B46B #6BB49E

square

#796BB4 #B46B82 #A6B46B #6BB49E

split-complementary

#796BB4 #B49E6B #82B46B

monochromatic

#42376D #5A4C96 #796BB4 #9E94C9 #C3BCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#796BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#796BB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796BB4

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796BB4	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5576B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5674B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B7887

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 107, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.111 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a295cb',
    500: '#796bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796bb4;
$custom-light: #a295cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.507,
    "s": 32.735,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57216,
    "c": 0.11084,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796BB4

secondary

#C7CCAE

accent

#C95FB5

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796BB4

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

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