#79169E#79169E

#79169E is a dark, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.202 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79169E
RGB	rgb(121, 22, 158)
HSL	hsl(284, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(284, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 86.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.05, 59.08, -51.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.05, 78.33, 318.95°)
OKLab	oklab(44.12% 0.1401 -0.1456)
OKLCH	oklch(44.12% 0.202 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3425, 7.1079, 32.9576)
Luminance	0.0711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79169E #3B9E16

analogous

#35169E #79169E #9E167F

triadic

#79169E #9E7916 #169E79

tetradic

#79169E #9E3516 #3B9E16 #167F9E

square

#79169E #9E3516 #3B9E16 #167F9E

split-complementary

#79169E #7F9E16 #169E35

monochromatic

#270733 #500F68 #79169E #A21DD4 #BB49E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.67

#79169E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#79169E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79169E

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79169E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79169E	1.00	8.67	2.42	8.67
#FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#753A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79169e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 22, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.202 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a563bb',
    500: '#79169e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79169e;
$custom-light: #a563bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79169e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.676,
    "s": 75.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44117,
    "c": 0.20205,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79169E

secondary

#6BC749

accent

#F23669

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #79169E

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

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