#796D99#796D99

#796D99 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.068 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796D99
RGB	rgb(121, 109, 153)
HSL	hsl(256, 18%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(256, 29%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 28.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.64, 14.26, -22.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.64, 26.36, 302.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% 0.0306 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.068 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.1023, 17.3020, 32.4641)
Luminance	0.1730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796D99 #8D996D

analogous

#6D7799 #796D99 #8F6D99

triadic

#796D99 #99796D #6D9979

tetradic

#796D99 #996D77 #8D996D #6D998F

square

#796D99 #996D77 #8D996D #6D998F

split-complementary

#796D99 #998F6D #77996D

monochromatic

#403952 #5C5376 #796D99 #9A91B2 #BBB5CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#796D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#796D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796D99

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796D99	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63749B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73747D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 109, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.068 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a096b7',
    500: '#796d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796d99;
$custom-light: #a096b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 17.742,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56273,
    "c": 0.06827,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796D99

secondary

#B5BBA7

accent

#BA6DA5

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0F0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #796D99

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

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