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#796fa9 color: Purple Mountain Majesty

#796fa9 is rgb(121, 111, 169) in RGB and oklch(57.435% 0.08847 291.26) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

57.4%
0.088
291°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #796fa9

#796fa9 is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 57.4% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.51:1 contrast and black text 4.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#7a70a8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #796fa9 mixed with white

  1. 796fa9
  2. 857db2
  3. 928bbb
  4. 9f99c3
  5. aca7cc
  6. b9b5d5
  7. c7c4dd
  8. d5d2e6
  9. e3e1ee
  10. f1f0f7

Darker: #796fa9 mixed with black

  1. 796fa9
  2. 686092
  3. 58517c
  4. 484267
  5. 393453
  6. 2b273f
  7. 1d1a2c
  8. 100e1b
  9. 05040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #796fa9 with less saturation

  1. 796fa9
  2. 7970a4
  3. 7971a0
  4. 79729b
  5. 787396
  6. 787491
  7. 78758c
  8. 787688
  9. 787783
  10. 78787e

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Colors that go with #796fa9

Complementary
#796fa9#7b7e3c
Analogous
#796fa9#5b79ad#916798
Triadic
#796fa9#a26946#378a72
Split
#796fa9#937336#5a8654

Questions about #796fa9

What color is #796fa9?

#796fa9 is muted violet. The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(121, 111, 169), in HSL hsl(250.34, 25.22%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.435% 0.08847 291.26).

What colors go well with #796fa9?

The complementary color of #796fa9 is #7b7e3c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b79ad and #916798. The triadic partners are #a26946 and #378a72.

Is white or black text more readable on #796fa9?

White text reads better on #796fa9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and black gives 4.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #796fa9 a warm or cool color?

#796fa9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 57.4% and its chroma 0.088.