#79579D#79579D

#79579D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.113 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79579D
RGB	rgb(121, 87, 157)
HSL	hsl(269, 29%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(269, 45%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 44.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 28.46, -32.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 43.54, 310.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.0649 -0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.113 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3779, 13.3158, 33.5465)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79579D #7B9D57

analogous

#57589D #79579D #9C579D

triadic

#79579D #9D7957 #579D79

tetradic

#79579D #9D5758 #7B9D57 #579D9C

square

#79579D #9D5758 #7B9D57 #579D9C

split-complementary

#79579D #9D9C57 #589D57

monochromatic

#3C2B4E #5B4176 #79579D #987BB6 #B7A3CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#79579D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#79579D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79579D

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79579D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79579D	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4565A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E669B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79579d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 87, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.113 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a187ba',
    500: '#79579d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79579d;
$custom-light: #a187ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79579d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.143,
    "s": 28.689,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52221,
    "c": 0.1125,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79579D

secondary

#A8B996

accent

#C56395

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F3EFF6

border

#CDCAD0

text

#0F0B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #79579D

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

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