#C79FF2#C79FF2
#C79FF2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.123 H 305.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C79FF2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 159, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 76%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 34%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.8%, 34.3%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.79, 30.46, -36.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.79, 47.21, 310.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.89% 0.0718 -0.0996) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.89% 0.123 305.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9752, 43.3495, 89.6163) |
| Luminance | 0.4335 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 0.62
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 1.70
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 1.87
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 2.24
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 3.77
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C79FF2 #CAF29F
analogous
#9FA0F2 #C79FF2 #F19FF2
triadic
#C79FF2 #F2C79F #9FF2C7
tetradic
#C79FF2 #F29FA0 #CAF29F #9FF2F1
square
#C79FF2 #F29FA0 #CAF29F #9FF2F1
split-complementary
#C79FF2 #F2F19F #A0F29F
monochromatic
#8833E3 #A869EB #C79FF2 #E6D5F9 #EFE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#C79FF2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#C79FF2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C79FF2
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C79FF2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C79FF2 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EAFF5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96B0F0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1ABBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c79ff2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 159, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.123 305.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bbf6',
500: '#c79ff2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c79ff2; $custom-light: #d9bbf6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c79ff2",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 159,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.916,
"s": 76.147,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76889,
"c": 0.12278,
"h": 305.8
},
"luminance": 0.43349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C79FF2
secondary
#E6F3D8
accent
#D80D76
background
#FDFBFF
surface
#FAF6FE
border
#D3D0D6
text
#151217
muted
#838185