#796AE5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60% 0.18 285.2), rgb(121, 106, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.00:1).
About this color
#796AE5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.00:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.00:1 |
| White text | 4.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #796AE5 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 106, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 70%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.18 285.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #796AE5 | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #796AE5 | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #796AE5 text on white | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #796AE5 text on black | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc -33.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F9
oklch(88.4% 0.049 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB9F8
oklch(80.9% 0.088 285)
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Step 400
400
#9992F4
oklch(70.7% 0.141 285.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#796AE5
oklch(60% 0.18 285.2)
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Step 600
600
#6D58DE
oklch(55.5% 0.196 285.2)
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Step 700
700
#5C47C1
oklch(49.1% 0.182 285.4)
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Step 800
800
#4A3C9C
oklch(42.7% 0.15 284.8)
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Step 900
900
#3E347C
oklch(37.7% 0.118 285.6)
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Step 950
950
#241F49
oklch(27% 0.075 285.6)
#796AE5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #277FE9 | 0.091 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2278E2 | 0.091 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #54859D | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #796AE5
#796AE5
oklch(60% 0.18 285.2)
- #8C8400
#8C8400
oklch(60.1% 0.128 105.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #796AE5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #796AE5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.015
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.045
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.048
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.050
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.053
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.057
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.073
Use #796AE5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.