#78237A#78237A
#78237A is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.158 H 326.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78237A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 35, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 55%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 71%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 71.3%, 0%, 52.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.88, 47.78, -31.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.88, 56.98, 326.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.48% 0.1323 -0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.48% 0.158 326.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8594, 6.6011, 19.0581) |
| Luminance | 0.0660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 1.89
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.38
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.47
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.24
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.51
Rich Purple
#720058
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78237A #257A23
analogous
#4C237A #78237A #7A2350
triadic
#78237A #7A7823 #237A78
tetradic
#78237A #7A4C23 #257A23 #23507A
square
#78237A #7A4C23 #257A23 #23507A
split-complementary
#78237A #507A23 #237A4C
monochromatic
#1A081B #49154A #78237A #A731AA #C94CCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.05
#78237A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.32
#78237A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #78237A
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78237A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78237A | 1.00 | 9.05 | 2.32 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#13427C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#384C78
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B304C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78237a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 35, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.158 326.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a266a1',
500: '#78237a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78237a; $custom-light: #a266a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78237a",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 35,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.621,
"s": 55.414,
"l": 30.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42476,
"c": 0.15778,
"h": 326.9
},
"luminance": 0.066
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78237A
secondary
#4EAD4C
accent
#DF494D
background
#FAF6F9
surface
#F4EBF2
border
#CEC6CC
text
#0F060F
muted
#7F7A7E