#78169E#78169E

#78169E is a dark, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.202 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78169E
RGB	rgb(120, 22, 158)
HSL	hsl(283, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(283, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 86.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.89, 58.91, -51.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.89, 78.39, 318.73°)
OKLab	oklab(43.97% 0.1388 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(43.97% 0.202 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.2031, 7.0360, 32.9510)
Luminance	0.0704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78169E #3C9E16

analogous

#34169E #78169E #9E1680

triadic

#78169E #9E7816 #169E78

tetradic

#78169E #9E3416 #3C9E16 #16809E

square

#78169E #9E3416 #3C9E16 #16809E

split-complementary

#78169E #809E16 #169E34

monochromatic

#260733 #4F0F68 #78169E #A11DD4 #BA49E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#78169E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#78169E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78169E

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78169E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78169E	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#743B5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78169e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 22, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.202 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a463bb',
    500: '#78169e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78169e;
$custom-light: #a463bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78169e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.235,
    "s": 75.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43971,
    "c": 0.20174,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78169E

secondary

#6CC749

accent

#F2366A

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78169E

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

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