#796EA8#796EA8

#796EA8 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.089 H 292.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796EA8
RGB	rgb(121, 110, 168)
HSL	hsl(251, 25%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(251, 35%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 34.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.55, 17.45, -29.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.55, 34.32, 300.56°)
OKLab	oklab(57.18% 0.0333 -0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(57.18% 0.089 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5272, 18.0436, 39.4395)
Luminance	0.1804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796EA8 #9DA86E

analogous

#6E80A8 #796EA8 #966EA8

triadic

#796EA8 #A8796E #6EA879

tetradic

#796EA8 #A86E80 #9DA86E #6EA896

square

#796EA8 #A86E80 #9DA86E #6EA896

split-complementary

#796EA8 #A8966E #80A86E

monochromatic

#423A61 #5C5188 #796EA8 #9C94BF #C0BBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#796EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#796EA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796EA8

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796EA8	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E77AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F75A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F7883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 110, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.089 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a197c2',
    500: '#796ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796ea8;
$custom-light: #a197c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.379,
    "s": 25,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57185,
    "c": 0.08863,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796EA8

secondary

#C1C5AD

accent

#C166B0

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F3F2F7

border

#CDCCD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796EA8

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

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