#796D95#796D95

#796D95 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.062 H 298.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796D95
RGB	rgb(121, 109, 149)
HSL	hsl(258, 16%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(258, 27%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 26.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.48, 13.29, -20.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.48, 24.06, 303.54°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.0294 -0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.062 298.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7774, 17.1721, 30.7532)
Luminance	0.1717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796D95 #89956D

analogous

#6D7595 #796D95 #8D6D95

triadic

#796D95 #95796D #6D9579

tetradic

#796D95 #956D75 #89956D #6D958D

square

#796D95 #956D75 #89956D #6D958D

split-complementary

#796D95 #958D6D #75956D

monochromatic

#3F394F #5C5372 #796D95 #9A90AF #BAB4C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#796D95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#796D95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796D95

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796D95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796D95	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647397

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667394

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74737B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796d95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 109, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.062 298.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a096b4',
    500: '#796d95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796d95;
$custom-light: #a096b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796d95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258,
    "s": 15.873,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56094,
    "c": 0.06239,
    "h": 298.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796D95

secondary

#B2B8A6

accent

#B96FA3

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0E0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #796D95

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

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