#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
RGB	rgb(121, 66, 155)
HSL	hsl(277, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(277, 57%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 57.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 40.03, -39.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 56.15, 315.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.61% 0.0948 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(48.61% 0.146 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7487, 10.3282, 32.1679)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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
##79429B	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #79429B

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

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