#79279A#79279A

#79279A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.183 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79279A
RGB	rgb(121, 39, 154)
HSL	hsl(283, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 74.7%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.67, 52.73, -46.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.67, 70.23, 318.66°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% 0.1272 -0.1309)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.183 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4424, 7.8496, 31.3199)
Luminance	0.0785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79279A #489A27

analogous

#40279A #79279A #9A2781

triadic

#79279A #9A7927 #279A79

tetradic

#79279A #9A4027 #489A27 #27819A

square

#79279A #9A4027 #489A27 #27819A

split-complementary

#79279A #819A27 #279A40

monochromatic

#2C0E38 #531B69 #79279A #9F33CB #B664D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#79279A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#79279A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79279A

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79279A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79279A	1.00	8.17	2.57	8.17
#FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76405E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79279a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 39, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.183 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a46ab8',
    500: '#79279a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79279a;
$custom-light: #a46ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79279a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.783,
    "s": 59.585,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45159,
    "c": 0.18251,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79279A

secondary

#7ABD5F

accent

#E34572

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #79279A

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

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