#796AEB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.4% 0.188 284.6), rgb(121, 106, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.07:1).
About this color
#796AEB is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.007 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.07:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.07:1 |
| White text | 4.13:1 |
Values
| HEX | #796AEB |
| RGB | rgb(121, 106, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 76%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.188 284.6) |
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 #796AEB | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #796AEB | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc 35.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #796AEB text on white | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #796AEB text on black | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc -33.5 | 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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FA
oklch(88.5% 0.051 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#B9B9FA
oklch(80.9% 0.091 284.2)
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Step 400
400
#9792F8
oklch(70.7% 0.147 284.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#796AEB
oklch(60.4% 0.188 284.6)
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Step 600
600
#6C57E3
oklch(55.7% 0.203 284.5)
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Step 700
700
#5B46C5
oklch(49.2% 0.189 284.6)
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Step 800
800
#4A3A9F
oklch(42.6% 0.157 284.8)
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Step 900
900
#3D337F
oklch(37.6% 0.124 284.8)
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Step 950
950
#231F4A
oklch(27% 0.077 284.2)
#796AEB 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) | #1A80EF | 0.095 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0F79E8 | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5087A0 | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #796AEB
#796AEB
oklch(60.4% 0.188 284.6)
- #8E8500
#8E8500
oklch(60.5% 0.128 104.8)
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 #796AEB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #796AEB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.007
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.041
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.047
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.052
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.056
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.059
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.071
Use #796AEB 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.