#79559D#79559D

#79559D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.116 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79559D
RGB	rgb(121, 85, 157)
HSL	hsl(270, 30%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(270, 46%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 45.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.76, 29.65, -33.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.76, 44.89, 311.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.0679 -0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.116 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.2182, 12.9964, 33.4932)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79559D #799D55

analogous

#55559D #79559D #9D559D

triadic

#79559D #9D7955 #559D79

tetradic

#79559D #9D5555 #799D55 #559D9D

square

#79559D #9D5555 #799D55 #559D9D

split-complementary

#79559D #9D9D55 #559D55

monochromatic

#3C2A4E #5A4075 #79559D #9879B6 #B6A1CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#79559D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#79559D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79559D

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79559D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79559D	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4364A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C659B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79559d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 85, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.116 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a185ba',
    500: '#79559d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79559d;
$custom-light: #a185ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79559d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 29.752,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51862,
    "c": 0.11598,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79559D

secondary

#A7B995

accent

#C66294

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F3EFF6

border

#CDCAD0

text

#0F0B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #79559D

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

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