#79479B#79479B

#79479B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.137 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79479B
RGB	rgb(121, 71, 155)
HSL	hsl(276, 37%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(276, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 54.2%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.48, 37.26, -37.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.48, 53.00, 314.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.39% 0.0879 -0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(49.39% 0.137 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.0537, 10.9383, 32.2696)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79479B #699B47

analogous

#4F479B #79479B #9B4793

triadic

#79479B #9B7947 #479B79

tetradic

#79479B #9B4F47 #699B47 #47939B

square

#79479B #9B4F47 #699B47 #47939B

split-complementary

#79479B #939B47 #479B4F

monochromatic

#372147 #583471 #79479B #9766B9 #B490CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#79479B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#79479B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79479B

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79479B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79479B	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5B9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5E99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75566A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79479b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 71, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.137 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27cb9',
    500: '#79479b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79479b;
$custom-light: #a27cb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79479b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.714,
    "s": 37.168,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49386,
    "c": 0.13741,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79479B

secondary

#9AB886

accent

#CD5B89

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EEF6

border

#CEC9D0

text

#0F0911

muted

#7F7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #79479B

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

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