#79599A#79599A

#79599A is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.105 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79599A
RGB	rgb(121, 89, 154)
HSL	hsl(270, 27%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(270, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 42.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.57, 26.53, -30.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.57, 40.53, 310.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.0614 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.105 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.2891, 13.5429, 32.2688)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79599A #7A9A59

analogous

#595A9A #79599A #99599A

triadic

#79599A #9A7959 #599A79

tetradic

#79599A #9A595A #7A9A59 #599A99

square

#79599A #9A595A #7A9A59 #599A99

split-complementary

#79599A #9A9959 #5A9A59

monochromatic

#3C2C4C #5B4373 #79599A #987DB4 #B6A3CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#79599A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#79599A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79599A

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79599A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79599A	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A669C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#746372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79599a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 89, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.105 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a188b8',
    500: '#79599a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79599a;
$custom-light: #a188b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79599a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.538,
    "s": 26.749,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52424,
    "c": 0.105,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79599A

secondary

#A8B897

accent

#C36595

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F3F0F6

border

#CDCBD0

text

#0F0B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #79599A

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

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