#796DAD#796DAD

#796DAD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.098 H 291.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796DAD
RGB	rgb(121, 109, 173)
HSL	hsl(251, 28%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(251, 37%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.52, 19.36, -32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.52, 37.84, 300.77°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% 0.0359 -0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.098 291.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.8947, 18.0190, 41.9042)
Luminance	0.1802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796DAD #A1AD6D

analogous

#6D81AD #796DAD #996DAD

triadic

#796DAD #AD796D #6DAD79

tetradic

#796DAD #AD6D81 #A1AD6D #6DAD99

square

#796DAD #AD6D81 #A1AD6D #6DAD99

split-complementary

#796DAD #AD996D #81AD6D

monochromatic

#423966 #5B4F8D #796DAD #9D94C3 #C1BBD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#796DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#796DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796DAD

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796DAD	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B77B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C74AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D7885

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 109, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.098 291.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a197c5',
    500: '#796dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796dad;
$custom-light: #a197c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 28.07,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57238,
    "c": 0.09754,
    "h": 291.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796DAD

secondary

#C3C8AE

accent

#C463B2

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F3F2F8

border

#CDCCD1

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796DAD

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

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