#79279B#79279B

#79279B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.183 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79279B
RGB	rgb(121, 39, 155)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 74.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.74, 52.94, -46.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.74, 70.71, 318.47°)
OKLab	oklab(45.23% 0.127 -0.1324)
OKLCH	oklch(45.23% 0.183 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5261, 7.8830, 31.7604)
Luminance	0.0788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79279B #499B27

analogous

#3F279B #79279B #9B2783

triadic

#79279B #9B7927 #279B79

tetradic

#79279B #9B3F27 #499B27 #27839B

square

#79279B #9B3F27 #499B27 #27839B

split-complementary

#79279B #839B27 #279B3F

monochromatic

#2D0E39 #531B6A #79279B #9F33CC #B664D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#79279B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#79279B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79279B

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79279B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79279B	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76415F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79279b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 39, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.183 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a46ab9',
    500: '#79279b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79279b;
$custom-light: #a46ab9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79279b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.414,
    "s": 59.794,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45231,
    "c": 0.18346,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79279B

secondary

#7BBE60

accent

#E34573

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #79279B

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

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