#796EED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.2% 0.185 283.4), rgb(121, 110, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.26:1).
About this color
#796EED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.26:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.26:1 |
| White text | 3.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #796EED |
| RGB | rgb(121, 110, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 78%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.185 283.4) |
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 #796EED | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #796EED | 5.26:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #796EED text on white | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #796EED text on black | 5.26:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | 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
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6FA
oklch(88.6% 0.049 282.8)
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Step 300
300
#B8B9FA
oklch(80.8% 0.091 283.5)
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Step 400
400
#9693F7
oklch(70.8% 0.144 283.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#796EED
oklch(61.2% 0.185 283.4)
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Step 600
600
#6A58E2
oklch(55.6% 0.201 283.6)
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Step 700
700
#5847C4
oklch(49% 0.186 283.3)
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Step 800
800
#483B9F
oklch(42.6% 0.155 283.5)
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Step 900
900
#3C347E
oklch(37.7% 0.121 283.9)
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Step 950
950
#231F4A
oklch(27% 0.077 284.2)
#796EED 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) | #2683F1 | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1C7BEA | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4E8AA3 | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #796EED
#796EED
oklch(61.2% 0.185 283.4)
- #928600
#928600
oklch(61.1% 0.129 103.2)
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 #796EED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #796EED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.014
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.050
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.055
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.062
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.067
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.067
Use #796EED 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.