#79379B#79379B

#79379B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.163 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79379B
RGB	rgb(121, 55, 155)
HSL	hsl(280, 48%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(280, 65%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 64.5%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.30, 45.77, -42.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.30, 62.64, 316.95°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% 0.1092 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.163 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.1667, 9.1643, 31.9739)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79379B #599B37

analogous

#47379B #79379B #9B378B

triadic

#79379B #9B7937 #379B79

tetradic

#79379B #9B4737 #599B37 #378B9B

square

#79379B #9B4737 #599B37 #378B9B

split-complementary

#79379B #8B9B37 #379B47

monochromatic

#321741 #56276E #79379B #9A4FC0 #B47CD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#79379B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#79379B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79379B

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79379B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79379B	1.00	7.41	2.83	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#07529E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5799

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#754A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79379b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 55, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.163 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a372b9',
    500: '#79379b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79379b;
$custom-light: #a372b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79379b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.6,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47065,
    "c": 0.16251,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79379B

secondary

#8CBA74

accent

#D7517E

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0811

muted

#7F7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #79379B

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

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