#78229B#78229B

#78229B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.189 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78229B
RGB	rgb(120, 34, 155)
HSL	hsl(283, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(283, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 78.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.93, 54.62, -48.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.93, 72.84, 318.57°)
OKLab	oklab(44.63% 0.1304 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(44.63% 0.189 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.2331, 7.5042, 31.7027)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78229B #459B22

analogous

#3C229B #78229B #9B2281

triadic

#78229B #9B7822 #229B78

tetradic

#78229B #9B3C22 #459B22 #22819B

square

#78229B #9B3C22 #459B22 #22819B

split-complementary

#78229B #819B22 #229B3C

monochromatic

#2A0C37 #511769 #78229B #9F2DCD #B65CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#78229B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#78229B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78229B

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78229B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78229B	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#164F98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#743E5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78229b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 34, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.189 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a367b9',
    500: '#78229b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78229b;
$custom-light: #a367b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78229b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.645,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44628,
    "c": 0.18855,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78229B

secondary

#77C059

accent

#E74171

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78229B

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

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