#79499B#79499B

#79499B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.134 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79499B
RGB	rgb(121, 73, 155)
HSL	hsl(275, 36%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(275, 53%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 52.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.91, 36.13, -37.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.91, 51.72, 314.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.71% 0.0851 -0.1036)
OKLCH	oklch(49.71% 0.134 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1830, 11.1968, 32.3127)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79499B #6B9B49

analogous

#50499B #79499B #9B4994

triadic

#79499B #9B7949 #499B79

tetradic

#79499B #9B5049 #6B9B49 #49949B

square

#79499B #9B5049 #6B9B49 #49949B

split-complementary

#79499B #949B49 #499B50

monochromatic

#382248 #593571 #79499B #9769B8 #B493CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#79499B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#79499B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79499B

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79499B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79499B	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325C9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415F99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75576B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79499b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 73, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.134 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27db9',
    500: '#79499b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79499b;
$custom-light: #a27db9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79499b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.122,
    "s": 35.965,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49707,
    "c": 0.13406,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79499B

secondary

#9CB888

accent

#CC5C8A

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EEF6

border

#CEC9D0

text

#0F0A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #79499B

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

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