#C79EFA#C79EFA
#C79EFA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.134 H 303.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C79EFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 158, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 90%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 37%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.4%, 36.8%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.89, 32.78, -40.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.89, 51.92, 309.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.07% 0.075 -0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.07% 0.134 303.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.0318, 43.4981, 96.0261) |
| Luminance | 0.4350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 0.85
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 1.31
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 1.46
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 2.26
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.29
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C79EFA #D1FA9E
analogous
#9EA3FA #C79EFA #F59EFA
triadic
#C79EFA #FAC79E #9EFAC7
tetradic
#C79EFA #FA9EA3 #D1FA9E #9EFAF5
square
#C79EFA #FA9EA3 #D1FA9E #9EFAF5
split-complementary
#C79EFA #FAF59E #A3FA9E
monochromatic
#842AF4 #A564F7 #C79EFA #E9D8FD #EEE2FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#C79EFA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#C79EFA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C79EFA
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C79EFA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C79EFA | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89AFFE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92B0F7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFACC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c79efa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 158, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.134 303.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bbfc',
500: '#c79efa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c79efa; $custom-light: #d9bbfc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c79efa",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 158,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.739,
"s": 90.196,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77074,
"c": 0.13448,
"h": 303.9
},
"luminance": 0.43498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C79EFA
secondary
#E7F6D5
accent
#E6007F
background
#FDFBFF
surface
#FBF6FF
border
#D4D0D7
text
#151217
muted
#838185