#78208B#78208B

#78208B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.176 H 319.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78208B
RGB	rgb(120, 32, 139)
HSL	hsl(289, 63%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(289, 77%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 77%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.56, 52.11, -40.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.56, 66.05, 322.09°)
OKLab	oklab(43.3% 0.1345 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(43.3% 0.176 319.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9219, 6.8908, 25.0705)
Luminance	0.0689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78208B #338B20

analogous

#42208B #78208B #8B2068

triadic

#78208B #8B7820 #208B78

tetradic

#78208B #8B4220 #338B20 #20688B

square

#78208B #8B4220 #338B20 #20688B

split-complementary

#78208B #688B20 #208B42

monochromatic

#220928 #4D1559 #78208B #A32BBD #BE4FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#78208B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#78208B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78208B

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78208B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78208B	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00448E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294D89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#783654

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78208b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 32, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.176 319.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a366ad',
    500: '#78208b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78208b;
$custom-light: #a366ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78208b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.346,
    "s": 62.573,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43302,
    "c": 0.17624,
    "h": 319.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78208B

secondary

#60BA4D

accent

#E6425F

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF4

border

#CEC6CE

text

#0F0610

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #78208B

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

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