#796E95#796E95

#796E95 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.061 H 297.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796E95
RGB	rgb(121, 110, 149)
HSL	hsl(257, 16%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(257, 26%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 26.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.74, 12.69, -19.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.74, 23.39, 302.87°)
OKLab	oklab(56.3% 0.0279 -0.0539)
OKLCH	oklch(56.3% 0.061 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8847, 17.3866, 30.7890)
Luminance	0.1739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796E95 #8A956E

analogous

#6E7695 #796E95 #8C6E95

triadic

#796E95 #95796E #6E9579

tetradic

#796E95 #956E76 #8A956E #6E958C

square

#796E95 #956E76 #8A956E #6E958C

split-complementary

#796E95 #958C6E #76956E

monochromatic

#403A4F #5C5472 #796E95 #9A91AF #BAB5C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#796E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#796E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796E95

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796E95	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#667497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677394

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74747C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 110, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.061 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a097b4',
    500: '#796e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796e95;
$custom-light: #a097b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.923,
    "s": 15.538,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56301,
    "c": 0.06065,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796E95

secondary

#B3B8A7

accent

#B870A4

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0E0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #796E95

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

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