#79509D#79509D

#79509D is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.125 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79509D
RGB	rgb(121, 80, 157)
HSL	hsl(272, 32%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(272, 49%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 49%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, 32.58, -35.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 48.22, 312.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.99% 0.0752 -0.0994)
OKLCH	oklch(50.99% 0.125 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.8384, 12.2368, 33.3666)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79509D #749D50

analogous

#53509D #79509D #9D509B

triadic

#79509D #9D7950 #509D79

tetradic

#79509D #9D5350 #749D50 #509B9D

square

#79509D #9D5350 #749D50 #509B9D

split-complementary

#79509D #9B9D50 #509D53

monochromatic

#3B274C #5A3B74 #79509D #9773B8 #B59BCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#79509D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#79509D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79509D

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79509D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79509D	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C61A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47639B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#745D6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79509d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 80, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.125 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a182ba',
    500: '#79509d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79509d;
$custom-light: #a182ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79509d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.948,
    "s": 32.489,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50989,
    "c": 0.12464,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79509D

secondary

#A3B990

accent

#C95F90

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#0F0A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #79509D

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

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