#78237D#78237D
#78237D is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.160 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78237D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 35, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 56%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 72%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 72%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.06, 48.33, -32.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.06, 58.32, 325.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.66% 0.1323 -0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.66% 0.16 325.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0482, 6.6766, 20.0522) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 2.27
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.21
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.19
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.61
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.43
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78237D #287D23
analogous
#4B237D #78237D #7D2355
triadic
#78237D #7D7823 #237D78
tetradic
#78237D #7D4B23 #287D23 #23557D
square
#78237D #7D4B23 #287D23 #23557D
split-complementary
#78237D #557D23 #237D4B
monochromatic
#1C081D #4A164D #78237D #A630AD #C64DCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#78237D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#78237D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #78237D
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78237D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78237D | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0E4280
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#364D7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B314D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78237d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 35, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.160 325.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a266a3',
500: '#78237d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78237d; $custom-light: #a266a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78237d",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 35,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.667,
"s": 56.25,
"l": 31.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42661,
"c": 0.16038,
"h": 325.6
},
"luminance": 0.06676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78237D
secondary
#52AF4C
accent
#E04851
background
#FAF6FA
surface
#F4EBF4
border
#CEC6CE
text
#0F060F
muted
#7F7A7F