#78159E#78159E

#78159E is a dark, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.202 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78159E
RGB	rgb(120, 21, 158)
HSL	hsl(283, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(283, 87%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 86.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.80, 59.16, -51.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.80, 78.67, 318.77°)
OKLab	oklab(43.91% 0.1394 -0.1468)
OKLCH	oklch(43.91% 0.202 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1844, 6.9985, 32.9448)
Luminance	0.0700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78159E #3B9E15

analogous

#34159E #78159E #9E157F

triadic

#78159E #9E7815 #159E78

tetradic

#78159E #9E3415 #3B9E15 #157F9E

square

#78159E #9E3415 #3B9E15 #157F9E

split-complementary

#78159E #7F9E15 #159E34

monochromatic

#260732 #4F0E68 #78159E #A11CD4 #BA47E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#78159E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#78159E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78159E

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78159E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78159E	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#743A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78159e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 21, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.202 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a463bb',
    500: '#78159e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78159e;
$custom-light: #a463bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78159e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.358,
    "s": 76.536,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43912,
    "c": 0.20245,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78159E

secondary

#6BC747

accent

#F3356A

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78159E

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

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