#79209B#79209B

#79209B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.191 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79209B
RGB	rgb(121, 32, 155)
HSL	hsl(283, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(283, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 79.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.84, 55.51, -48.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.84, 73.60, 318.95°)
OKLab	oklab(44.6% 0.1334 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(44.6% 0.191 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3171, 7.4650, 31.6907)
Luminance	0.0746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79209B #429B20

analogous

#3C209B #79209B #9B2080

triadic

#79209B #9B7920 #209B79

tetradic

#79209B #9B3C20 #429B20 #20809B

square

#79209B #9B3C20 #429B20 #20809B

split-complementary

#79209B #809B20 #209B3C

monochromatic

#2A0B36 #511668 #79209B #A12ACE #B859DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#79209B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#79209B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79209B

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79209B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79209B	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#164F98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#763D5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79209b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 32, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.191 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a467b9',
    500: '#79209b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79209b;
$custom-light: #a467b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79209b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.415,
    "s": 65.775,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44599,
    "c": 0.19091,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79209B

secondary

#74C156

accent

#E93F6E

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #79209B

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

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