#79159E#79159E

#79159E is a dark, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.203 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79159E
RGB	rgb(121, 21, 158)
HSL	hsl(284, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(284, 87%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 86.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.97, 59.33, -51.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.97, 78.61, 319.00°)
OKLab	oklab(44.06% 0.1407 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(44.06% 0.203 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3238, 7.0704, 32.9513)
Luminance	0.0707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79159E #3A9E15

analogous

#35159E #79159E #9E157E

triadic

#79159E #9E7915 #159E79

tetradic

#79159E #9E3515 #3A9E15 #157E9E

square

#79159E #9E3515 #3A9E15 #157E9E

split-complementary

#79159E #7E9E15 #159E35

monochromatic

#260732 #500E68 #79159E #A21CD4 #BB47E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#79159E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#79159E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79159E

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79159E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79159E	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#753A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79159e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 21, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.203 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a563bb',
    500: '#79159e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79159e;
$custom-light: #a563bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79159e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.796,
    "s": 76.536,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44058,
    "c": 0.20276,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79159E

secondary

#6AC747

accent

#F33568

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #79159E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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