#796EA0#796EA0

#796EA0 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.077 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796EA0
RGB	rgb(121, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(253, 21%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(253, 31%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.20, 15.40, -25.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.20, 29.72, 301.21°)
OKLab	oklab(56.8% 0.0312 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(56.8% 0.077 293.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8048, 17.7546, 35.6345)
Luminance	0.1776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796EA0 #95A06E

analogous

#6E7CA0 #796EA0 #926EA0

triadic

#796EA0 #A0796E #6EA079

tetradic

#796EA0 #A06E7C #95A06E #6EA092

square

#796EA0 #A06E7C #95A06E #6EA092

split-complementary

#796EA0 #A0926E #7CA06E

monochromatic

#413A59 #5C537E #796EA0 #9B93B8 #BDB8D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#796EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#796EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796EA0

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796EA0	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6275A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63749F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#717680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.077 293.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a097bc',
    500: '#796ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796ea0;
$custom-light: #a097bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.2,
    "s": 20.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.568,
    "c": 0.07687,
    "h": 293.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796EA0

secondary

#BBC0AA

accent

#BD6AAB

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796EA0

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

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