#796BB9#796BB9

#796BB9 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.118 H 290.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796BB9
RGB	rgb(121, 107, 185)
HSL	hsl(251, 36%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(251, 42%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 42.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.60, 23.78, -39.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.60, 45.98, 301.14°)
OKLab	oklab(57.49% 0.0412 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(57.49% 0.118 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8975, 18.0826, 48.2261)
Luminance	0.1808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796BB9 #ABB96B

analogous

#6B84B9 #796BB9 #A06BB9

triadic

#796BB9 #B9796B #6BB979

tetradic

#796BB9 #B96B84 #ABB96B #6BB9A0

square

#796BB9 #B96B84 #ABB96B #6BB9A0

split-complementary

#796BB9 #B9A06B #84B96B

monochromatic

#413673 #594A9D #796BB9 #9F95CD #C4BEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#796BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#796BB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796BB9

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796BB9	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5277BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5374B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#697A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 107, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.118 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a295ce',
    500: '#796bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796bb9;
$custom-light: #a295ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.769,
    "s": 35.78,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57489,
    "c": 0.11796,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796BB9

secondary

#CAD0B0

accent

#CC5CB8

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796BB9

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

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