#796DB3#796DB3

#796DB3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.106 H 290.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796DB3
RGB	rgb(121, 109, 179)
HSL	hsl(250, 32%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(250, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 39.1%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.81, 20.95, -35.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.81, 41.27, 300.51°)
OKLab	oklab(57.55% 0.0373 -0.0995)
OKLCH	oklch(57.55% 0.106 290.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.4884, 18.2564, 45.0308)
Luminance	0.1826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796DB3 #A7B36D

analogous

#6D84B3 #796DB3 #9C6DB3

triadic

#796DB3 #B3796D #6DB379

tetradic

#796DB3 #B36D84 #A7B36D #6DB39C

square

#796DB3 #B36D84 #A7B36D #6DB39C

split-complementary

#796DB3 #B39C6D #84B36D

monochromatic

#42396D #5A4E95 #796DB3 #9E95C8 #C3BDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#796DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#796DB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796DB3

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796DB3	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5878B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5975B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B7A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 109, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.106 290.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a297ca',
    500: '#796db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796db3;
$custom-light: #a297ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.286,
    "s": 31.532,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57551,
    "c": 0.10623,
    "h": 290.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796DB3

secondary

#C7CCB0

accent

#C860B6

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796DB3

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

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