#79599E#79599E

#79599E is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.110 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79599E
RGB	rgb(121, 89, 158)
HSL	hsl(268, 28%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(268, 44%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 43.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.77, 27.52, -32.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.77, 42.74, 310.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.0621 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.11 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6278, 13.6784, 34.0526)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79599E #7E9E59

analogous

#595B9E #79599E #9B599E

triadic

#79599E #9E7959 #599E79

tetradic

#79599E #9E595B #7E9E59 #599E9B

square

#79599E #9E595B #7E9E59 #599E9B

split-complementary

#79599E #9E9B59 #5B9E59

monochromatic

#3D2D50 #5B4377 #79599E #987EB6 #B7A5CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#79599E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#79599E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79599E

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79599E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79599E	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4867A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F679C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79599e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 89, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.110 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a188bb',
    500: '#79599e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79599e;
$custom-light: #a188bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79599e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.826,
    "s": 27.935,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52638,
    "c": 0.11034,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79599E

secondary

#ABBA99

accent

#C46497

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F3F0F6

border

#CDCBD0

text

#0F0B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #79599E

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

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