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#796EDD Color

#796EDD is rgb(121, 110, 221) in RGB, hsl(246, 62%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 50%, 0%, 13%) 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 8.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#796EDD
HEX#796EDD
RGBrgb(121, 110, 221)
HSLhsl(246, 62%, 65%)
HSVhsv(246, 50%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 50%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.163 284.9)
LABlab(51.63% 25.99 -56.41)
LCHlch(51.63% 62.11 294.74)

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

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.28Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.61Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 11.11Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.43Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.77Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 13.99

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

#796EDD Channel Values

How #796EDD 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 110 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 62% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 50% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.13:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #796EDD 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 text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #796EDD

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

Base
#796EDD
Complementary
#D2DD6E
Analogous
#6E9BDD
Analogous
#B16EDD
Triadic
#DD796E
Triadic
#6EDD79
Split comp.
#DDB16E
Split comp.
#9BDD6E

Tints & Shades of #796EDD

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

#8D83E2
#9C94E6
#AFA8EB
#C2BDEF
#D5D2F4
#E4E2F8

Shades

#5749D4
#3E2FC6
#3226A1
#271D7C
#1B1457
#110D36

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

How #796EDD 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#796EDD
Protanopia#7070DD
Protanomaly#746FDD
Deuteranopia#7272DD
Deuteranomaly#7570DD
Tritanopia#618383
Tritanomaly#6B7BAE
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #796EDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-796edd: #796EDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #796EDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-796edd': '#796EDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.431, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_796edd">#796EDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#796EDD"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#796EDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #796EDD?

#796EDD is a light blue — rgb(121, 110, 221) in RGB and hsl(246, 62%, 65%) 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 8.28.

What is the RGB value of #796EDD?

#796EDD is rgb(121, 110, 221) — red 121, green 110, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #796EDD?

#796EDD converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 50%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #796EDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #796EDD scores 4.13:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #796EDD 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 8.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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