#796CE3
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.2% 0.174 284.8), rgb(121, 108, 227).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.06:1).
About this color
#796CE3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.06:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.06:1 |
| White text | 4.14:1 |
Values
| HEX | #796CE3 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 108, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 68%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.2% 0.174 284.8) |
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 #796CE3 | 4.14:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #796CE3 | 5.06:1 | AA | Lc 35.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #796CE3 text on white | 4.14:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #796CE3 text on black | 5.06:1 | AA | Lc -33.4 | 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
#D5D5F8
oklch(88.4% 0.048 285.4)
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Step 300
300
#BAB9F6
oklch(80.8% 0.086 285.1)
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Step 400
400
#9893F2
oklch(70.7% 0.137 284.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#796CE3
oklch(60.2% 0.174 284.8)
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Step 600
600
#6C5ADB
oklch(55.5% 0.189 284.8)
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Step 700
700
#5B49BE
oklch(49.1% 0.176 284.9)
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Step 800
800
#4A3D9A
oklch(42.8% 0.146 284.8)
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Step 900
900
#3D357A
oklch(37.6% 0.113 284.8)
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Step 950
950
#242048
oklch(27.1% 0.072 285.1)
#796CE3 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) | #3080E7 | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2B79E0 | 0.086 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #55869D | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #796CE3
#796CE3
oklch(60.2% 0.174 284.8)
- #8D8400
#8D8400
oklch(60.2% 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 #796CE3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #796CE3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.020
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.045
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.051
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.055
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.059
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.070
Use #796CE3 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.