#796DE1
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.3% 0.17 284.8), rgb(121, 109, 225).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.08:1).
About this color
#796DE1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.08:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.08:1 |
| White text | 4.12:1 |
Values
| HEX | #796DE1 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 109, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 66%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.17 284.8) |
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 #796DE1 | 4.12:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #796DE1 | 5.08:1 | AA | Lc 35.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #796DE1 text on white | 4.12:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #796DE1 text on black | 5.08:1 | 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
#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
#D5D6F7
oklch(88.6% 0.045 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#BABAF5
oklch(81% 0.083 284.4)
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Step 400
400
#9894F0
oklch(70.8% 0.133 284.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#796DE1
oklch(60.3% 0.17 284.8)
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Step 600
600
#6C5BD9
oklch(55.6% 0.185 284.8)
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Step 700
700
#5B4ABC
oklch(49.1% 0.172 284.9)
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Step 800
800
#4A3E98
oklch(42.8% 0.142 284.8)
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Step 900
900
#3D3679
oklch(37.8% 0.11 284.5)
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Step 950
950
#242047
oklch(27.1% 0.07 285.3)
#796DE1 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) | #3580E5 | 0.082 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3179DE | 0.082 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #56869D | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #796DE1
#796DE1
oklch(60.3% 0.17 284.8)
- #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 #796DE1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #796DE1.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.024
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.044
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.044
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.051
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.054
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.056
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.059
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.068
Use #796DE1 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.