#796DAE#796DAE

#796DAE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.099 H 291.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796DAE
RGB	rgb(121, 109, 174)
HSL	hsl(251, 29%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(251, 37%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.57, 19.62, -33.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.57, 38.41, 300.72°)
OKLab	oklab(57.29% 0.0362 -0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(57.29% 0.099 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9918, 18.0578, 42.4157)
Luminance	0.1806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796DAE #A2AE6D

analogous

#6D81AE #796DAE #996DAE

triadic

#796DAE #AE796D #6DAE79

tetradic

#796DAE #AE6D81 #A2AE6D #6DAE99

square

#796DAE #AE6D81 #A2AE6D #6DAE99

split-complementary

#796DAE #AE996D #81AE6D

monochromatic

#423967 #5B4F8F #796DAE #9D94C4 #C1BCDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#796DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#796DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796DAE

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796DAE	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A77B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B75AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D7985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 109, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.099 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a197c6',
    500: '#796dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796dae;
$custom-light: #a197c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.077,
    "s": 28.634,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57289,
    "c": 0.09899,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796DAE

secondary

#C4C9AE

accent

#C563B3

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F3F2F8

border

#CDCCD1

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796DAE

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

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