#796DCA Color

#796DCA is rgb(121, 109, 202) in RGB, hsl(248, 47%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 46%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#796DCA

HEX#796DCA

RGBrgb(121, 109, 202)

HSLhsl(248, 47%, 61%)

HSVhsv(248, 46%, 79%)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 46%, 0%, 21%)

OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.139 287.2)

LABlab(50.45% 22.21 -47.53)

LCHlch(50.45% 52.46 295.05)

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

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 2.11 Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.76 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.06 Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 11.68 Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.27 Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.99

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#796DCA Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 121 · G 109 · B 202	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 248° · S 47% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 248° · S 46% · V 79%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 40% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 21%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.33:1 vs white · 4.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #796DCA 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 text4.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #796DCA

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

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #796DCA

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

Shades

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How #796DCA 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#796DCA

Protanopia#6F6FCA

Protanomaly#736ECA

Deuteranopia#7171CA

Deuteranomaly#7470CA

Tritanopia#677E7E

Tritanomaly#6F77A2

Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #796DCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-796dca: #796DCA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #796DCA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-796dca': '#796DCA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.427, blue: 0.792)

Android XML<color name="color_796dca">#796DCA</color>

SVG fillfill="#796DCA"

More Blue Colors

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

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#796DCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #796DCA?

#796DCA is a light blue — rgb(121, 109, 202) in RGB and hsl(248, 47%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.11.

What is the RGB value of #796DCA?

#796DCA is rgb(121, 109, 202) — red 121, green 109, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #796DCA?

#796DCA converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 46%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #796DCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #796DCA scores 4.33:1 against white and 4.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #796DCA 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 10.76, which is visibly different.

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