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#796ADC Color

#796ADC is rgb(121, 106, 220) in RGB, hsl(248, 62%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 52%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#796ADC
HEX#796ADC
RGBrgb(121, 106, 220)
HSLhsl(248, 62%, 64%)
HSVhsv(248, 52%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 52%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.168 286.1)
LABlab(50.60% 28.01 -57.49)
LCHlch(50.60% 63.95 295.97)

What #796ADC 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 #796ADC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.37Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.7Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.73Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 11.35Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.35Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.05

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

#796ADC Channel Values

How #796ADC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 62% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 52% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.28:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #796ADC 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #796ADC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #796ADC

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

Base
#796ADC
Complementary
#CDDC6A
Analogous
#6A94DC
Analogous
#B26ADC
Triadic
#DC796A
Triadic
#6ADC79
Split comp.
#DCB26A
Split comp.
#94DC6A

Tints & Shades of #796ADC

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

#8C7FE1
#9F94E6
#B1A8EB
#C0B9EF
#D2CDF3
#E5E2F8

Shades

#5845D3
#412EC2
#35259D
#2A1D7C
#1D1457
#120D36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #796ADC.

How #796ADC 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#796ADC
Protanopia#6D6DDC
Protanomaly#726CDC
Deuteranopia#6F6FDC
Deuteranomaly#736DDC
Tritanopia#618080
Tritanomaly#6B78AD
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #796ADC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-796adc: #796ADC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #796ADC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-796adc': '#796ADC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.416, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_796adc">#796ADC</color>
SVG fillfill="#796ADC"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#796ADC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #796ADC?

#796ADC is a light blue — rgb(121, 106, 220) in RGB and hsl(248, 62%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.37.

What is the RGB value of #796ADC?

#796ADC is rgb(121, 106, 220) — red 121, green 106, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #796ADC?

#796ADC converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 52%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #796ADC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #796ADC scores 4.28:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #796ADC 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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