#79379D#79379D

#79379D is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.165 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79379D
RGB	rgb(121, 55, 157)
HSL	hsl(279, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(279, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 65%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.43, 46.22, -43.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.43, 63.66, 316.56°)
OKLab	oklab(47.2% 0.1091 -0.1233)
OKLCH	oklch(47.2% 0.165 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.3360, 9.2320, 32.8658)
Luminance	0.0923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79379D #5B9D37

analogous

#46379D #79379D #9D378E

triadic

#79379D #9D7937 #379D79

tetradic

#79379D #9D4637 #5B9D37 #378E9D

square

#79379D #9D4637 #5B9D37 #378E9D

split-complementary

#79379D #8E9D37 #379D46

monochromatic

#331742 #562770 #79379D #9950C2 #B47DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#79379D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#79379D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79379D

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79379D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79379D	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0152A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D579B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#754B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79379d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 55, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.165 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a372ba',
    500: '#79379d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79379d;
$custom-light: #a372ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79379d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 48.113,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47199,
    "c": 0.16465,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79379D

secondary

#8EBB75

accent

#D85080

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0812

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #79379D

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

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