#796EA4#796EA4

#796EA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.083 H 292.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796EA4
RGB	rgb(121, 110, 164)
HSL	hsl(252, 23%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(252, 33%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 32.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 16.42, -27.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 32.02, 300.84°)
OKLab	oklab(56.99% 0.0323 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(56.99% 0.083 292.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1603, 17.8969, 37.5071)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796EA4 #99A46E

analogous

#6E7EA4 #796EA4 #946EA4

triadic

#796EA4 #A4796E #6EA479

tetradic

#796EA4 #A46E7E #99A46E #6EA494

square

#796EA4 #A46E7E #99A46E #6EA494

split-complementary

#796EA4 #A4946E #7EA46E

monochromatic

#423A5D #5C5283 #796EA4 #9C94BC #BEB9D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#796EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#796EA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796EA4

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796EA4	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6076A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6174A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#707782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 110, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.083 292.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a197bf',
    500: '#796ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796ea4;
$custom-light: #a197bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.222,
    "s": 22.881,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5699,
    "c": 0.08276,
    "h": 292.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796EA4

secondary

#BEC2AB

accent

#BF68AE

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F7

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796EA4

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

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