#796EB4#796EB4

#796EB4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.106 H 289.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796EB4
RGB	rgb(121, 110, 180)
HSL	hsl(249, 32%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(249, 39%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 38.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.11, 20.62, -35.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.11, 41.18, 300.04°)
OKLab	oklab(57.8% 0.0361 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(57.8% 0.106 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.6972, 18.5116, 45.6011)
Luminance	0.1851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796EB4 #A9B46E

analogous

#6E86B4 #796EB4 #9C6EB4

triadic

#796EB4 #B4796E #6EB479

tetradic

#796EB4 #B46E86 #A9B46E #6EB49C

square

#796EB4 #B46E86 #A9B46E #6EB49C

split-complementary

#796EB4 #B49C6E #86B46E

monochromatic

#42396E #594E97 #796EB4 #9E96C9 #C4BFDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#796EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#796EB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796EB4

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796EB4	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5979B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5976B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B7B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 110, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.106 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a297cb',
    500: '#796eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796eb4;
$custom-light: #a297cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.429,
    "s": 31.818,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57799,
    "c": 0.10609,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796EB4

secondary

#C9CDB1

accent

#C860B8

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#0F0D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #796EB4

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

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