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#79518A Color

#79518A is rgb(121, 81, 138) in RGB, hsl(282, 26%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79518A
HEX#79518A
RGBrgb(121, 81, 138)
HSLhsl(282, 26%, 43%)
HSVhsv(282, 41%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(50.1% 0.099 315.3)
LABlab(40.72% 25.25 -25.24)
LCHlch(40.72% 35.71 315.01)

What #79518A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #79518A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.59Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 10.1Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 10.4Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 10.9Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.26Imperial#602F6BΔE 13.49

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#79518A Channel Values

How #79518A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 121 · G 81 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 26% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 41% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.26:1 vs white · 3.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79518A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79518A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79518A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79518A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79518A
Complementary
#628A51
Analogous
#5D518A
Analogous
#8A517F
Triadic
#8A7951
Triadic
#518A79
Split comp.
#7F8A51
Split comp.
#518A5D

Tints & Shades of #79518A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8F62A3
#A17BB2
#B495C1
#C4ABCE
#D6C5DD
#E8DFEC

Shades

#684677
#5A3C67
#493154
#3B2843
#2A1C30
#1C1320

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79518A.

How #79518A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#79518A
Protanopia#59598A
Protanomaly#67568A
Deuteranopia#616189
Deuteranomaly#6B5B8A
Tritanopia#725B5B
Tritanomaly#755771
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #79518A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-79518a: #79518A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79518A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79518a': '#79518A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.318, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_79518a">#79518A</color>
SVG fillfill="#79518A"

More Purple Colors

#79518A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79518A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79518A?

#79518A is a mid-tone purple — rgb(121, 81, 138) in RGB and hsl(282, 26%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.59.

What is the RGB value of #79518A?

#79518A is rgb(121, 81, 138) — red 121, green 81, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79518A?

#79518A converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79518A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #79518A scores 6.26:1 against white and 3.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79518A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79518A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 20.74, which is visibly different.

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