#796CA4#796CA4

#796CA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.086 H 294.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796CA4
RGB	rgb(121, 108, 164)
HSL	hsl(254, 24%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(254, 34%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 34.1%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.85, 17.62, -28.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.85, 33.34, 301.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.0352 -0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.086 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9470, 17.4702, 37.4359)
Luminance	0.1747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796CA4 #97A46C

analogous

#6C7BA4 #796CA4 #956CA4

triadic

#796CA4 #A4796C #6CA479

tetradic

#796CA4 #A46C7B #97A46C #6CA495

square

#796CA4 #A46C7B #97A46C #6CA495

split-complementary

#796CA4 #A4956C #7BA46C

monochromatic

#41395C #5C5182 #796CA4 #9B92BB #BEB8D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#796CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#796CA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796CA4

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796CA4	1.00	4.67	4.49	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E75A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F73A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#707580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 108, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.086 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a196bf',
    500: '#796ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796ca4;
$custom-light: #a196bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.929,
    "s": 23.529,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56589,
    "c": 0.08608,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796CA4

secondary

#BCC2AA

accent

#C068AC

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F3F2F7

border

#CDCCD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796CA4

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

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