#796CA0#796CA0

#796CA0 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.080 H 295.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796CA0
RGB	rgb(121, 108, 160)
HSL	hsl(255, 21%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(255, 33%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.67, 16.60, -26.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.67, 31.05, 302.33°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% 0.0342 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.08 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.5914, 17.3279, 35.5634)
Luminance	0.1733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796CA0 #93A06C

analogous

#6C79A0 #796CA0 #936CA0

triadic

#796CA0 #A0796C #6CA079

tetradic

#796CA0 #A06C79 #93A06C #6CA093

square

#796CA0 #A06C79 #93A06C #6CA093

split-complementary

#796CA0 #A0936C #79A06C

monochromatic

#413958 #5C517E #796CA0 #9B91B8 #BDB6D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#796CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#796CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796CA0

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796CA0	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F74A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61739F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71757F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 108, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.080 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a096bc',
    500: '#796ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796ca0;
$custom-light: #a096bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 21.488,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56395,
    "c": 0.08024,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796CA0

secondary

#BABFA9

accent

#BE6AA9

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796CA0

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

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