#79579C#79579C

#79579C is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.111 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79579C
RGB	rgb(121, 87, 156)
HSL	hsl(270, 28%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(270, 44%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 44.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 28.22, -32.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 42.99, 311.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.0647 -0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.111 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2929, 13.2817, 33.0987)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79579C #7A9C57

analogous

#57589C #79579C #9B579C

triadic

#79579C #9C7957 #579C79

tetradic

#79579C #9C5758 #7A9C57 #579C9B

square

#79579C #9C5758 #7A9C57 #579C9B

split-complementary

#79579C #9C9B57 #589C57

monochromatic

#3C2B4D #5B4175 #79579C #987BB5 #B6A2CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#79579C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#79579C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79579C

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79579C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79579C	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46659F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E669A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#746272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79579c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 87, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.111 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a187b9',
    500: '#79579c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79579c;
$custom-light: #a187b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79579c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.565,
    "s": 28.395,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52166,
    "c": 0.11118,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79579C

secondary

#A8B996

accent

#C56395

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F3EFF6

border

#CDCAD0

text

#0F0B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #79579C

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

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