#79599D#79599D

#79599D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.109 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79599D
RGB	rgb(121, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(268, 28%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(268, 43%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.72, 27.27, -32.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.72, 42.19, 310.27°)
OKLab	oklab(52.58% 0.0619 -0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(52.58% 0.109 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.5421, 13.6441, 33.6012)
Luminance	0.1364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79599D #7D9D59

analogous

#595B9D #79599D #9B599D

triadic

#79599D #9D7959 #599D79

tetradic

#79599D #9D595B #7D9D59 #599D9B

square

#79599D #9D595B #7D9D59 #599D9B

split-complementary

#79599D #9D9B59 #5B9D59

monochromatic

#3D2D4F #5B4376 #79599D #987EB6 #B7A5CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#79599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#79599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79599D

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79599D	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4866A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50679B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736473

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.109 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a188ba',
    500: '#79599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79599d;
$custom-light: #a188ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.235,
    "s": 27.642,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52584,
    "c": 0.109,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79599D

secondary

#AABA98

accent

#C46497

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F3F0F6

border

#CDCBD0

text

#0F0B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #79599D

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

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