#796CA9#796CA9

#796CA9 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.093 H 293.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796CA9
RGB	rgb(121, 108, 169)
HSL	hsl(253, 26%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(253, 36%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 36.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.07, 18.91, -30.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.07, 36.21, 301.48°)
OKLab	oklab(56.84% 0.0364 -0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(56.84% 0.093 293)
XYZ	xyz(20.4074, 17.6543, 39.8609)
Luminance	0.1766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796CA9 #9CA96C

analogous

#6C7EA9 #796CA9 #986CA9

triadic

#796CA9 #A9796C #6CA979

tetradic

#796CA9 #A96C7E #9CA96C #6CA998

square

#796CA9 #A96C7E #9CA96C #6CA998

split-complementary

#796CA9 #A9986C #7EA96C

monochromatic

#423962 #5C5088 #796CA9 #9C93C0 #BFB9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#796CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#796CA9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796CA9

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796CA9	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B75AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D74A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F7783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 108, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.093 293.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a196c3',
    500: '#796ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796ca9;
$custom-light: #a196c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.787,
    "s": 26.18,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56837,
    "c": 0.09336,
    "h": 293
  },
  "luminance": 0.17655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796CA9

secondary

#C0C5AB

accent

#C365AF

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F3F2F8

border

#CDCCD1

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796CA9

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

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