#796D97#796D97

#796D97 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.065 H 297.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796D97
RGB	rgb(121, 109, 151)
HSL	hsl(257, 17%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(257, 28%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 27.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.56, 13.78, -21.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.56, 25.21, 303.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% 0.03 -0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.065 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9385, 17.2365, 31.6014)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796D97 #8B976D

analogous

#6D7697 #796D97 #8E6D97

triadic

#796D97 #97796D #6D9779

tetradic

#796D97 #976D76 #8B976D #6D978E

square

#796D97 #976D76 #8B976D #6D978E

split-complementary

#796D97 #978E6D #76976D

monochromatic

#403950 #5C5374 #796D97 #9A91B0 #BBB4CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#796D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#796D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796D97

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796D97	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73737C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 109, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.065 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a096b5',
    500: '#796d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796d97;
$custom-light: #a096b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 16.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56183,
    "c": 0.06533,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796D97

secondary

#B4B9A7

accent

#BA6EA4

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0F0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #796D97

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

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