#796BB8#796BB8

#796BB8 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.117 H 290.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796BB8
RGB	rgb(121, 107, 184)
HSL	hsl(251, 35%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(251, 42%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.2%, 41.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.55, 23.50, -38.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.55, 45.41, 301.17°)
OKLab	oklab(57.43% 0.041 -0.1091)
OKLCH	oklch(57.43% 0.117 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.7923, 18.0405, 47.6721)
Luminance	0.1804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796BB8 #AAB86B

analogous

#6B84B8 #796BB8 #A06BB8

triadic

#796BB8 #B8796B #6BB879

tetradic

#796BB8 #B86B84 #AAB86B #6BB8A0

square

#796BB8 #B86B84 #AAB86B #6BB8A0

split-complementary

#796BB8 #B8A06B #84B86B

monochromatic

#413772 #594B9B #796BB8 #9E94CC #C4BEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#796BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#796BB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796BB8

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796BB8	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5377BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5374B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A7989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 107, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.117 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a295cd',
    500: '#796bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796bb8;
$custom-light: #a295cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 35.16,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57434,
    "c": 0.11654,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796BB8

secondary

#C9CFB0

accent

#CB5DB7

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796BB8

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

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