#796EA5#796EA5

#796EA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.084 H 292.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796EA5
RGB	rgb(121, 110, 165)
HSL	hsl(252, 23%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(252, 33%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.41, 16.67, -28.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.41, 32.60, 300.77°)
OKLab	oklab(57.04% 0.0325 -0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(57.04% 0.084 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.2510, 17.9331, 37.9845)
Luminance	0.1793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796EA5 #9AA56E

analogous

#6E7FA5 #796EA5 #956EA5

triadic

#796EA5 #A5796E #6EA579

tetradic

#796EA5 #A56E7F #9AA56E #6EA595

square

#796EA5 #A56E7F #9AA56E #6EA595

split-complementary

#796EA5 #A5956E #7FA56E

monochromatic

#423A5E #5C5284 #796EA5 #9C94BC #BFBAD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#796EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#796EA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796EA5

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796EA5	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6076A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6174A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#707782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 110, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.084 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a197c0',
    500: '#796ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796ea5;
$custom-light: #a197c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 23.404,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57038,
    "c": 0.08423,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796EA5

secondary

#BEC3AC

accent

#C068AE

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F3F2F7

border

#CDCCD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796EA5

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

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