#78199E#78199E

#78199E is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.199 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78199E
RGB	rgb(120, 25, 158)
HSL	hsl(283, 73%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(283, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 84.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.16, 58.11, -51.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.16, 77.49, 318.58°)
OKLab	oklab(44.16% 0.1368 -0.1452)
OKLCH	oklch(44.16% 0.199 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2638, 7.1574, 32.9713)
Luminance	0.0716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78199E #3F9E19

analogous

#35199E #78199E #9E1981

triadic

#78199E #9E7819 #199E78

tetradic

#78199E #9E3519 #3F9E19 #19819E

square

#78199E #9E3519 #3F9E19 #19819E

split-complementary

#78199E #819E19 #199E35

monochromatic

#280834 #501169 #78199E #A021D3 #B94EE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#78199E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#78199E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78199E

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78199E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78199E	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004E9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#743C5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78199e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 25, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.199 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a464bb',
    500: '#78199e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78199e;
$custom-light: #a464bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78199e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 72.678,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44162,
    "c": 0.19947,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78199E

secondary

#70C54E

accent

#EF386D

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78199E

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

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