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#796A8A Color

#796A8A is rgb(121, 106, 138) in RGB, hsl(268, 13%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rhythm (#777696), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#796A8A
HEX#796A8A
RGBrgb(121, 106, 138)
HSLhsl(268, 13%, 48%)
HSVhsv(268, 23%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.052 306)
LABlab(47.14% 11.06 -15.45)
LCHlch(47.14% 19.00 305.59)

What #796A8A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #796A8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rhythm#777696ΔE 6.6Old Lavender#796878ΔE 9.34Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.93French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.81Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.92Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 13.04

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#796A8A Channel Values

How #796A8A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 121 · G 106 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 13% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 23% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.95:1 vs white · 4.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #796A8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #796A8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #796A8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#796A8A
Complementary
#7B8A6A
Analogous
#6A6C8A
Analogous
#896A8A
Triadic
#8A796A
Triadic
#6A8A79
Split comp.
#8A896A
Split comp.
#6C8A6A

Tints & Shades of #796A8A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8B7D9B
#9D92AB
#AFA6BA
#C4BDCC
#D6D1DC
#E8E5EB

Shades

#6A5D79
#584E65
#494054
#3A3342
#2B2631
#19161D

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How #796A8A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#796A8A
Protanopia#6D6D8A
Protanomaly#726C8A
Deuteranopia#6F6F8A
Deuteranomaly#736D8A
Tritanopia#756F6F
Tritanomaly#766D7B
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #796A8A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-796a8a: #796A8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #796A8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-796a8a': '#796A8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.416, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_796a8a">#796A8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#796A8A"

More Purple Colors

#796A8A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#796A8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #796A8A?

#796A8A is a mid-tone purple — rgb(121, 106, 138) in RGB and hsl(268, 13%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rhythm (#777696), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.6.

What is the RGB value of #796A8A?

#796A8A is rgb(121, 106, 138) — red 121, green 106, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #796A8A?

#796A8A converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #796A8A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #796A8A scores 4.95:1 against white and 4.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #796A8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #796A8A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 16.09, which is visibly different.

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