#796CB9#796CB9

#796CB9 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.116 H 290.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796CB9
RGB	rgb(121, 108, 185)
HSL	hsl(250, 35%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(250, 42%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.85, 23.18, -38.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.85, 45.33, 300.75°)
OKLab	oklab(57.68% 0.0398 -0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(57.68% 0.116 290)
XYZ	xyz(22.0024, 18.2923, 48.2611)
Luminance	0.1829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796CB9 #ACB96C

analogous

#6C85B9 #796CB9 #A06CB9

triadic

#796CB9 #B9796C #6CB979

tetradic

#796CB9 #B96C85 #ACB96C #6CB9A0

square

#796CB9 #B96C85 #ACB96C #6CB9A0

split-complementary

#796CB9 #B9A06C #85B96C

monochromatic

#413774 #594B9D #796CB9 #9F95CD #C5BFE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#796CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#796CB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796CB9

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796CB9	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5378BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5475B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#697A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 108, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.116 290.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a296ce',
    500: '#796cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796cb9;
$custom-light: #a296ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.13,
    "s": 35.484,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57681,
    "c": 0.1164,
    "h": 290
  },
  "luminance": 0.18293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796CB9

secondary

#CBD0B1

accent

#CC5CB9

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796CB9

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

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