#796CE6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.4% 0.178 284.6), rgb(121, 108, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.10:1).
About this color
#796CE6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.178 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.10:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.178) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.10:1 |
| White text | 4.11:1 |
Values
| HEX | #796CE6 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 108, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 71%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.178 284.6) |
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 #796CE6 | 4.11:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #796CE6 | 5.10:1 | AA | Lc 36.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #796CE6 text on white | 4.11:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #796CE6 text on black | 5.10:1 | AA | Lc -33.6 | 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
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F9
oklch(88.4% 0.049 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB9F7
oklch(80.8% 0.087 285)
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Step 400
400
#9893F4
oklch(70.8% 0.14 284.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#796CE6
oklch(60.4% 0.178 284.6)
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Step 600
600
#6C59DE
oklch(55.6% 0.194 284.6)
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Step 700
700
#5A48C0
oklch(49% 0.18 284.4)
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Step 800
800
#4A3C9C
oklch(42.7% 0.15 284.8)
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Step 900
900
#3D357C
oklch(37.8% 0.116 284.5)
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Step 950
950
#232048
oklch(27% 0.072 283.9)
#796CE6 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) | #2C81EA | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2579E3 | 0.088 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #53879F | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.179 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #796CE6
#796CE6
oklch(60.4% 0.178 284.6)
- #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 #796CE6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #796CE6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.016
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.041
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.050
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.053
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.057
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.070
Use #796CE6 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.