#796CA5#796CA5

#796CA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.088 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796CA5
RGB	rgb(121, 108, 165)
HSL	hsl(254, 24%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(254, 35%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 34.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.89, 17.88, -28.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.89, 33.91, 301.81°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.0355 -0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.088 293.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.0376, 17.5064, 37.9134)
Luminance	0.1751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796CA5 #98A56C

analogous

#6C7BA5 #796CA5 #956CA5

triadic

#796CA5 #A5796C #6CA579

tetradic

#796CA5 #A56C7B #98A56C #6CA595

square

#796CA5 #A56C7B #98A56C #6CA595

split-complementary

#796CA5 #A5956C #7BA56C

monochromatic

#41395D #5C5083 #796CA5 #9C92BC #BEB8D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#796CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#796CA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796CA5

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796CA5	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D75A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F73A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#707681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 108, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.088 293.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a196c0',
    500: '#796ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796ca5;
$custom-light: #a196c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.684,
    "s": 24.051,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56638,
    "c": 0.08754,
    "h": 293.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796CA5

secondary

#BDC3AA

accent

#C167AC

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F3F2F7

border

#CDCCD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796CA5

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

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