#796CA8#796CA8

#796CA8 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.092 H 293.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796CA8
RGB	rgb(121, 108, 168)
HSL	hsl(253, 26%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(253, 36%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 35.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 18.65, -30.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 35.63, 301.56°)
OKLab	oklab(56.79% 0.0362 -0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(56.79% 0.092 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.3139, 17.6169, 39.3684)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796CA8 #9BA86C

analogous

#6C7DA8 #796CA8 #976CA8

triadic

#796CA8 #A8796C #6CA879

tetradic

#796CA8 #A86C7D #9BA86C #6CA897

square

#796CA8 #A86C7D #9BA86C #6CA897

split-complementary

#796CA8 #A8976C #7DA86C

monochromatic

#423960 #5C5087 #796CA8 #9C92BF #BFB9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#796CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#796CA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796CA8

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796CA8	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C75AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D73A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F7682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 108, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.092 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a196c2',
    500: '#796ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796ca8;
$custom-light: #a196c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253,
    "s": 25.641,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56787,
    "c": 0.09191,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796CA8

secondary

#BFC5AB

accent

#C266AE

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F3F2F7

border

#CDCCD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796CA8

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

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