#78179E#78179E

#78179E is a dark, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.201 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78179E
RGB	rgb(120, 23, 158)
HSL	hsl(283, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(283, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 85.4%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.98, 58.65, -51.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.98, 78.10, 318.68°)
OKLab	oklab(44.03% 0.1381 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(44.03% 0.201 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2226, 7.0750, 32.9575)
Luminance	0.0707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78179E #3D9E17

analogous

#34179E #78179E #9E1780

triadic

#78179E #9E7817 #179E78

tetradic

#78179E #9E3417 #3D9E17 #17809E

square

#78179E #9E3417 #3D9E17 #17809E

split-complementary

#78179E #809E17 #179E34

monochromatic

#270733 #4F0F69 #78179E #A11FD3 #B94BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#78179E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#78179E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78179E

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78179E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78179E	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#743B5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78179e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 23, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.201 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a463bb',
    500: '#78179e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78179e;
$custom-light: #a463bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78179e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.111,
    "s": 74.586,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44033,
    "c": 0.20101,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78179E

secondary

#6DC64A

accent

#F1376B

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78179E

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

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