#796FA6#796FA6

#796FA6 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.084 H 291.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796FA6
RGB	rgb(121, 111, 166)
HSL	hsl(251, 24%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(251, 33%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 33.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.72, 16.33, -28.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.72, 32.51, 300.15°)
OKLab	oklab(57.29% 0.0313 -0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(57.29% 0.084 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.4508, 18.1867, 38.5019)
Luminance	0.1819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796FA6 #9CA66F

analogous

#6F81A6 #796FA6 #956FA6

triadic

#796FA6 #A6796F #6FA679

tetradic

#796FA6 #A66F81 #9CA66F #6FA695

square

#796FA6 #A66F81 #9CA66F #6FA695

split-complementary

#796FA6 #A6956F #81A66F

monochromatic

#423B60 #5C5285 #796FA6 #9C95BD #BFBBD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#796FA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#796FA6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #796FA6

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796FA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##796FA6	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6177A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6175A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F7883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796fa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 111, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.084 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a198c0',
    500: '#796fa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796fa6;
$custom-light: #a198c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796fa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 23.605,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57288,
    "c": 0.08406,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796FA6

secondary

#C0C4AD

accent

#C068B0

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F3F2F7

border

#CDCCD0

text

#0F0D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #796FA6

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

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