#796EA6#796EA6

#796EA6 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.086 H 292.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796EA6
RGB	rgb(121, 110, 166)
HSL	hsl(252, 24%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(252, 34%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 33.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.46, 16.93, -28.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.46, 33.17, 300.69°)
OKLab	oklab(57.09% 0.0328 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(57.09% 0.086 292.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.3423, 17.9697, 38.4658)
Luminance	0.1797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796EA6 #9BA66E

analogous

#6E7FA6 #796EA6 #956EA6

triadic

#796EA6 #A6796E #6EA679

tetradic

#796EA6 #A66E7F #9BA66E #6EA695

square

#796EA6 #A66E7F #9BA66E #6EA695

split-complementary

#796EA6 #A6956E #7FA66E

monochromatic

#423A5F #5C5285 #796EA6 #9C94BD #BFBAD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#796EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#796EA6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796EA6

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796EA6	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	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)

#5F76A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6075A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F7882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 110, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.086 292.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a197c0',
    500: '#796ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796ea6;
$custom-light: #a197c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.786,
    "s": 23.932,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57087,
    "c": 0.08569,
    "h": 292.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796EA6

secondary

#BFC4AC

accent

#C067AF

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F3F2F7

border

#CDCCD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796EA6

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

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