#796CA7#796CA7

#796CA7 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.090 H 293.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796CA7
RGB	rgb(121, 108, 167)
HSL	hsl(253, 25%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(253, 35%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 35.3%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.98, 18.39, -29.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.98, 35.06, 301.64°)
OKLab	oklab(56.74% 0.036 -0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(56.74% 0.09 293.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.2211, 17.5798, 38.8796)
Luminance	0.1758 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796CA7 #9AA76C

analogous

#6C7DA7 #796CA7 #976CA7

triadic

#796CA7 #A7796C #6CA779

tetradic

#796CA7 #A76C7D #9AA76C #6CA797

square

#796CA7 #A76C7D #9AA76C #6CA797

split-complementary

#796CA7 #A7976C #7DA76C

monochromatic

#42395F #5C5086 #796CA7 #9C92BE #BFB9D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#796CA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#796CA7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796CA7

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796CA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796CA7	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C75A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E73A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F7682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796ca7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 108, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.090 293.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a196c1',
    500: '#796ca7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796ca7;
$custom-light: #a196c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796ca7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.22,
    "s": 25.106,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56737,
    "c": 0.09046,
    "h": 293.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796CA7

secondary

#BEC4AB

accent

#C266AD

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F3F2F7

border

#CDCCD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796CA7

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

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