#796BDE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.7% 0.169 285.6), rgb(121, 107, 222).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.97:1).
About this color
#796BDE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.169 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.97:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.169) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.97:1 |
| White text | 4.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #796BDE |
| RGB | rgb(121, 107, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 64%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.169 285.6) |
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 #796BDE | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #796BDE | 4.97:1 | AA | Lc 35.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #796BDE text on white | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #796BDE text on black | 4.97:1 | AA | Lc -32.7 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F7
oklch(88.4% 0.047 286.8)
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Step 300
300
#BBB9F4
oklch(80.8% 0.083 285.9)
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Step 400
400
#9A93EF
oklch(70.7% 0.133 286)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#796BDE
oklch(59.7% 0.169 285.6)
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Step 600
600
#6E5BD8
oklch(55.6% 0.184 285.7)
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Step 700
700
#5C4ABB
oklch(49.1% 0.17 285.5)
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Step 800
800
#4B3D97
oklch(42.6% 0.141 285.8)
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Step 900
900
#3E3578
oklch(37.6% 0.11 285.9)
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Step 950
950
#242047
oklch(27.1% 0.07 285.3)
#796BDE 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) | #347EE2 | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3178DB | 0.083 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #58849A | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #796BDE
#796BDE
oklch(59.7% 0.169 285.6)
- #8A8300
#8A8300
oklch(59.7% 0.127 105.9)
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 #796BDE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.026
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.045
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.047
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.050
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.054
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.069
Use #796BDE 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.