#79278B#79278B

#79278B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.168 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79278B
RGB	rgb(121, 39, 139)
HSL	hsl(289, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(289, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 71.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.66, 49.65, -38.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.66, 63.02, 321.99°)
OKLab	oklab(44.12% 0.1287 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(44.12% 0.168 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2703, 7.3807, 25.1467)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79278B #398B27

analogous

#47278B #79278B #8B276B

triadic

#79278B #8B7927 #278B79

tetradic

#79278B #8B4727 #398B27 #276B8B

square

#79278B #8B4727 #398B27 #276B8B

split-complementary

#79278B #6B8B27 #278B47

monochromatic

#260C2B #4F1A5B #79278B #A334BB #BC5BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#79278B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#79278B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79278B

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79278B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79278B	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00478E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5089

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#793A56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79278b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 39, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.168 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a369ad',
    500: '#79278b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79278b;
$custom-light: #a369ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79278b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.2,
    "s": 56.18,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44119,
    "c": 0.16844,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79278B

secondary

#69B658

accent

#DF4864

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF4

border

#CEC6CE

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #79278B

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

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