#79429B#79429B

#79429B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.146 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#79429B
RGBrgb(121, 66, 155)
HSLhsl(277, 40%, 43%)
HSVhsv(277, 57%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(21.9%, 57.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LABlab(38.43, 40.03, -39.37)
CIE-LCHlch(38.43, 56.15, 315.48°)
OKLaboklab(48.61% 0.0948 -0.1105)
OKLCHoklch(48.61% 0.146 310.6)
XYZxyz(15.7487, 10.3282, 32.1679)
Luminance0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#79429B #649B42
analogous
#4D429B #79429B #9B4290
triadic
#79429B #9B7942 #429B79
tetradic
#79429B #9B4D42 #649B42 #42909B
square
#79429B #9B4D42 #649B42 #42909B
split-complementary
#79429B #909B42 #429B4D
monochromatic
#361D45 #573070 #79429B #985FBB #B48ACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85
#79429B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07
#79429B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79429B
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##79429B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##79429B1.006.853.076.85
#FFFFFF6.851.0021.001.00
#0000003.0721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.851.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#26589E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A5B99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#755268
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #79429b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 66, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.146 310.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a279b9',
    500: '#79429b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #79429b;
$custom-light: #a279b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#79429b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.079,
    "s": 40.271,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48613,
    "c": 0.1456,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#79429B
secondary
#96B881
accent
#D05886
background
#FAF7FB
surface
#F4EDF6
border
#CEC8D0
text
#0F0911
muted
#7F7B80

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#79429B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva