#79429C#79429C

#79429C is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.147 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79429C
RGB	rgb(121, 66, 156)
HSL	hsl(277, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(277, 58%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 57.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.48, 40.27, -39.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.48, 56.67, 315.28°)
OKLab	oklab(48.68% 0.0949 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(48.68% 0.147 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.8330, 10.3620, 32.6120)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79429C #659C42

analogous

#4C429C #79429C #9C4292

triadic

#79429C #9C7942 #429C79

tetradic

#79429C #9C4C42 #659C42 #42929C

square

#79429C #9C4C42 #659C42 #42929C

split-complementary

#79429C #929C42 #429C4C

monochromatic

#361E46 #583071 #79429C #9860BC #B48BCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#79429C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#79429C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79429C

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79429C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79429C	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25589F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395C9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#755268

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79429c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 66, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.147 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a279ba',
    500: '#79429c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79429c;
$custom-light: #a279ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79429c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.667,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48676,
    "c": 0.14676,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79429C

secondary

#97B981

accent

#D05786

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0911

muted

#7F7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #79429C

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

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