#796BB5#796BB5

#796BB5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.112 H 291.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796BB5
RGB	rgb(121, 107, 181)
HSL	hsl(251, 33%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(251, 41%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 40.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.39, 22.69, -37.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.39, 43.71, 301.27°)
OKLab	oklab(57.27% 0.0405 -0.1047)
OKLCH	oklch(57.27% 0.112 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4812, 17.9161, 46.0335)
Luminance	0.1792 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796BB5 #A7B56B

analogous

#6B82B5 #796BB5 #9E6BB5

triadic

#796BB5 #B5796B #6BB579

tetradic

#796BB5 #B56B82 #A7B56B #6BB59E

square

#796BB5 #B56B82 #A7B56B #6BB59E

split-complementary

#796BB5 #B59E6B #82B56B

monochromatic

#42376E #5A4C97 #796BB5 #9E94C9 #C3BDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#796BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#796BB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796BB5

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796BB5	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5477B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5574B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B7987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 107, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.112 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a295cb',
    500: '#796bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796bb5;
$custom-light: #a295cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.351,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5727,
    "c": 0.11226,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796BB5

secondary

#C7CDAF

accent

#C95EB5

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796BB5

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

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