#79179F#79179F

#79179F is a dark, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.202 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79179F
RGB	rgb(121, 23, 159)
HSL	hsl(283, 75%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(283, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 85.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.22, 59.02, -51.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.22, 78.51, 318.74°)
OKLab	oklab(44.26% 0.1392 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(44.26% 0.202 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4485, 7.1814, 33.4192)
Luminance	0.0718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79179F #3D9F17

analogous

#35179F #79179F #9F1781

triadic

#79179F #9F7917 #179F79

tetradic

#79179F #9F3517 #3D9F17 #17819F

square

#79179F #9F3517 #3D9F17 #17819F

split-complementary

#79179F #819F17 #179F35

monochromatic

#280834 #500F6A #79179F #A21FD4 #BA4BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.62

#79179F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#79179F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79179F

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79179F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79179F	1.00	8.62	2.44	8.62
#FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004E9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#753B5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79179f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 23, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.202 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a564bc',
    500: '#79179f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79179f;
$custom-light: #a564bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79179f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.235,
    "s": 74.725,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44256,
    "c": 0.20217,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79179F

secondary

#6EC74B

accent

#F1366B

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #79179F

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

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