#79429E#79429E

#79429E is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.149 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79429E
RGB	rgb(121, 66, 158)
HSL	hsl(276, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(276, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 58.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 40.74, -40.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 57.72, 314.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% 0.0949 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.149 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0037, 10.4303, 33.5113)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79429E #679E42

analogous

#4B429E #79429E #9E4295

triadic

#79429E #9E7942 #429E79

tetradic

#79429E #9E4B42 #679E42 #42959E

square

#79429E #9E4B42 #679E42 #42959E

split-complementary

#79429E #959E42 #429E4B

monochromatic

#371E48 #583073 #79429E #9860BD #B48CCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#79429E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#79429E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79429E

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79429E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79429E	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2358A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385C9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#745369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79429e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 66, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.149 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a279bb',
    500: '#79429e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79429e;
$custom-light: #a279bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79429e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.87,
    "s": 41.071,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48802,
    "c": 0.14907,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79429E

secondary

#98BA82

accent

#D15788

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #79429E

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

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