#79309B#79309B
#79309B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.172 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79309B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 48, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 53%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 69%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.9%, 69%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.09, 49.11, -44.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.09, 66.40, 317.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.2% 0.1175 -0.126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.2% 0.172 313) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8575, 8.5458, 31.8708) |
| Luminance | 0.0854 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.75
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.82
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 6.52
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 7.13
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.29
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79309B #529B30
analogous
#44309B #79309B #9B3087
triadic
#79309B #9B7930 #309B79
tetradic
#79309B #9B4430 #529B30 #30879B
square
#79309B #9B4430 #529B30 #30879B
split-complementary
#79309B #879B30 #309B44
monochromatic
#30133E #55226C #79309B #9C43C5 #B472D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.75
#79309B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#79309B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #79309B
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79309B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79309B | 1.00 | 7.75 | 2.71 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004F9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#285499
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#754662
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79309b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 48, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.172 313.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a36eb9',
500: '#79309b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79309b; $custom-light: #a36eb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79309b",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 48,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.935,
"s": 52.709,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46198,
"c": 0.17228,
"h": 313
},
"luminance": 0.08545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79309B
secondary
#85BB6C
accent
#DC4C7A
background
#FAF6FB
surface
#F4ECF6
border
#CEC7D0
text
#0F0811
muted
#7F7B80