#796EAE#796EAE

#796EAE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.097 H 290.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796EAE
RGB	rgb(121, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(250, 28%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(250, 37%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.82, 19.02, -32.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.82, 37.76, 300.25°)
OKLab	oklab(57.49% 0.0347 -0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(57.49% 0.097 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0991, 18.2724, 42.4515)
Luminance	0.1827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796EAE #A3AE6E

analogous

#6E83AE #796EAE #996EAE

triadic

#796EAE #AE796E #6EAE79

tetradic

#796EAE #AE6E83 #A3AE6E #6EAE99

square

#796EAE #AE6E83 #A3AE6E #6EAE99

split-complementary

#796EAE #AE996E #83AE6E

monochromatic

#423A68 #5B508F #796EAE #9D95C4 #C2BDDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#796EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#796EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796EAE

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796EAE	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C78B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C75AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D7986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.097 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a197c6',
    500: '#796eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796eae;
$custom-light: #a197c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.313,
    "s": 28.319,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57487,
    "c": 0.09738,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796EAE

secondary

#C5C9AF

accent

#C563B4

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F3F2F8

border

#CDCCD1

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796EAE

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

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