#792E8B#792E8B

#792E8B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.159 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#792E8B
RGB	rgb(121, 46, 139)
HSL	hsl(288, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(288, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 66.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.74, 46.62, -37.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.74, 59.57, 321.50°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% 0.1206 -0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.159 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5218, 7.8836, 25.2305)
Luminance	0.0788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#792E8B #408B2E

analogous

#4B2E8B #792E8B #8B2E6F

triadic

#792E8B #8B792E #2E8B79

tetradic

#792E8B #8B4B2E #408B2E #2E6F8B

square

#792E8B #8B4B2E #408B2E #2E6F8B

split-complementary

#792E8B #6F8B2E #2E8B4B

monochromatic

#29102F #511F5D #792E8B #A13DB9 #B967CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#792E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#792E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #792E8B

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##792E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##792E8B	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)

#104A8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345289

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#793E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #792e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 46, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.159 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36dad',
    500: '#792e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #792e8b;
$custom-light: #a36dad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#792e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.387,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44895,
    "c": 0.15908,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#792E8B

secondary

#71B361

accent

#DA4E69

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4ECF4

border

#CEC7CE

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #792E8B

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

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