#796885

Accessibility

5.08:1

Vs white / black

5.08:1 · 4.13:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#796885

RGB

rgb(121, 104, 133)

RGBA

rgba(121, 104, 133, 1)

HSL

hsl(275, 12%, 46%)

HSLA

hsla(275, 12%, 46%, 1)

HSV

hsv(275, 22%, 52%)

LAB

lab(46.52% 12.59 -13.53)

LCH

lch(46.52% 18.48 312.94)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5438 0.032 -0.0367)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5438 0.0487 311.09)

XYZ

xyz(17.07, 15.66, 24.31)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 22%, 0%, 48%)

CSS

color: #796885;

CSS variable

--color-796885: #796885;

SCSS

$color-796885: #796885;

JavaScript

const color = "#796885";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#796885";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#796885" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#796885", "rgb": { "r": 121, "g": 104, "b": 133 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5438 0.0487 311.09)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#796885-1: #796885;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Very different · ΔE 11.28 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 15.32 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 15.42 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 16.06 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fcf0ff 100efe2f8 200dccee7 300c7b6d3 400ab99b8 500907e9c 600786983 700605469 800493f51 900332b39 9501e1723

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f4f2f5 e9e6eb ded9e1 d2cdd6 c7c0cc bcb4c2 b1a7b8 a69aae 9b8ea4 8f8199 84758f 796885 6f5f7a 65576f 5b4e64 514559 473d4e 3d3443 322b37 28232c 1e1a21 141116 0a090b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4f2f5 e9e6eb ded9e1 d2cdd6 c7c0cc bcb4c2 b1a7b8 a69aae 9b8ea4 8f8199 84758f

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

6f5f7a 65576f 5b4e64 514559 473d4e 3d3443 322b37 28232c 1e1a21 141116 0a090b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

7a6a85 7a6c84 7b6e84 7b7083 7c7283 7d7483 7d7682 7e7882 7e7a81 7f7c81 7f7e80

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#796885Stop 1 #738367Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#6A6783Stop 1 #796885Stop 2 #836781Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#796885Stop 1 #837867Stop 2 #678378Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#796885Stop 1 #818367Stop 2 #67836AStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#342D39Stop 1 #5B4F64Stop 2 #82708FStop 3 #A89BB0Stop 4 #CDC6D2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #796885 works

#796885 (#796885) sits in the purple family at about 275° hue, 12% saturation, and 46% lightness. Contrast is 5.08:1 on white and 4.13:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #796885 is 4.13:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Imagination, luxury, and wisdom. Frequently used for premium, creative, and tech brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Purple range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material You Secondary#625B71 Web Safe #666699#666699 Web Safe #996699#996699 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Material You Tertiary#7D5260 Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Spectrum #7166B7#7166B7 Amethyst#9B59B6 Tailwind slate 500#64748B Material You Primary#6750A4 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B