#792E9F#792E9F

#792E9F is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.179 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#792E9F
RGB	rgb(121, 46, 159)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 71.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.05, 50.88, -47.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.05, 69.40, 317.15°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% 0.1193 -0.1333)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.179 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1190, 8.5225, 33.6427)
Luminance	0.0852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#792E9F #549F2E

analogous

#402E9F #792E9F #9F2E8C

triadic

#792E9F #9F792E #2E9F79

tetradic

#792E9F #9F402E #549F2E #2E8C9F

square

#792E9F #9F402E #549F2E #2E8C9F

split-complementary

#792E9F #8C9F2E #2E9F40

monochromatic

#311340 #552070 #792E9F #9B42C8 #B471D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#792E9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#792E9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #792E9F

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##792E9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##792E9F	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#20549D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#744663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #792e9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 46, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.179 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a46dbc',
    500: '#792e9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #792e9f;
$custom-light: #a46dbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#792e9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.823,
    "s": 55.122,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46252,
    "c": 0.1789,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#792E9F

secondary

#87BE6B

accent

#DE497B

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#100712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #792E9F

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

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