#79237C#79237C

#79237C is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.160 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79237C
RGB	rgb(121, 35, 124)
HSL	hsl(298, 56%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(298, 72%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 71.8%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.17, 48.38, -31.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.17, 57.92, 326.65°)
OKLab	oklab(42.75% 0.1335 -0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(42.75% 0.16 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.1241, 6.7231, 19.7240)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79237C #267C23

analogous

#4C237C #79237C #7C2352

triadic

#79237C #7C7923 #237C79

tetradic

#79237C #7C4C23 #267C23 #23527C

square

#79237C #7C4C23 #267C23 #23527C

split-complementary

#79237C #527C23 #237C4C

monochromatic

#1C081D #4A164C #79237C #A830AC #C84DCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#79237C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#79237C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79237C

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79237C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79237C	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11427F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#374D7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C314D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79237c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 35, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.160 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a367a2',
    500: '#79237c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79237c;
$custom-light: #a367a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79237c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.978,
    "s": 55.975,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42753,
    "c": 0.16003,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79237C

secondary

#50AF4C

accent

#DF494E

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF3

border

#CEC6CD

text

#0F060F

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #79237C

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

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