#796DE6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.6% 0.177 284.3), rgb(121, 109, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.14:1).
About this color
#796DE6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.177 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.14:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.177) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.14:1 |
| White text | 4.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #796DE6 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 109, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 71%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.177 284.3) |
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 #796DE6 | 4.08:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #796DE6 | 5.14:1 | AA | Lc 36.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #796DE6 text on white | 4.08:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #796DE6 text on black | 5.14:1 | AA | Lc -33.9 | 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
#D5D6F9
oklch(88.6% 0.048 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#B9B9F7
oklch(80.8% 0.087 284.3)
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Step 400
400
#9793F3
oklch(70.7% 0.138 284.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#796DE6
oklch(60.6% 0.177 284.3)
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Step 600
600
#6B5ADD
oklch(55.6% 0.192 284.1)
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Step 700
700
#5A49C0
oklch(49.2% 0.178 284.2)
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Step 800
800
#493D9B
oklch(42.7% 0.147 284.1)
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Step 900
900
#3D357B
oklch(37.7% 0.115 284.7)
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Step 950
950
#232048
oklch(27% 0.072 283.9)
#796DE6 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) | #2F81EA | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #287AE3 | 0.086 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #53879F | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.177 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #796DE6
#796DE6
oklch(60.6% 0.177 284.3)
- #8F8500
#8F8500
oklch(60.6% 0.128 104.3)
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 #796DE6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #796DE6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.017
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.039
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.046
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.053
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.055
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.059
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.063
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.068
Use #796DE6 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.