#79278E#79278E

#79278E is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.171 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79278E
RGB	rgb(121, 39, 142)
HSL	hsl(288, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 72.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.85, 50.26, -40.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.85, 64.45, 321.24°)
OKLab	oklab(44.32% 0.1285 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(44.32% 0.171 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4925, 7.4696, 26.3170)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79278E #3C8E27

analogous

#45278E #79278E #8E276F

triadic

#79278E #8E7927 #278E79

tetradic

#79278E #8E4527 #3C8E27 #276F8E

square

#79278E #8E4527 #3C8E27 #276F8E

split-complementary

#79278E #6F8E27 #278E45

monochromatic

#270D2E #501A5E #79278E #A234BE #BB5DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#79278E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#79278E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79278E

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79278E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79278E	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)

#004891

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D508C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#793B58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79278e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 39, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.171 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a369b0',
    500: '#79278e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79278e;
$custom-light: #a369b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79278e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.767,
    "s": 56.906,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4432,
    "c": 0.17123,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79278E

secondary

#6CB859

accent

#E04867

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF5

border

#CEC6CF

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #79278E

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

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