#79609E#79609E

#79609E is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.098 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79609E
RGB	rgb(121, 96, 158)
HSL	hsl(264, 24%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(264, 39%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 39.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 23.32, -30.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 38.00, 307.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% 0.0517 -0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.098 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.2382, 14.8993, 34.2561)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79609E #859E60

analogous

#60669E #79609E #98609E

triadic

#79609E #9E7960 #609E79

tetradic

#79609E #9E6066 #859E60 #609E98

square

#79609E #9E6066 #859E60 #609E98

split-complementary

#79609E #9E9860 #669E60

monochromatic

#3F3252 #5C4978 #79609E #9986B5 #B9ACCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#79609E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#79609E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79609E

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79609E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79609E	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516BA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79609e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 96, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.098 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a18dbb',
    500: '#79609e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79609e;
$custom-light: #a18dbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79609e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.194,
    "s": 24.409,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53944,
    "c": 0.09809,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79609E

secondary

#B0BB9F

accent

#C1679D

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F3F0F6

border

#CDCBD0

text

#0F0C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #79609E

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

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