#78239B#78239B

#78239B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.188 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78239B
RGB	rgb(120, 35, 155)
HSL	hsl(283, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(283, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 77.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.05, 54.26, -48.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.05, 72.44, 318.50°)
OKLab	oklab(44.72% 0.1295 -0.1356)
OKLCH	oklch(44.72% 0.188 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.2621, 7.5622, 31.7123)
Luminance	0.0756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78239B #469B23

analogous

#3C239B #78239B #9B2382

triadic

#78239B #9B7823 #239B78

tetradic

#78239B #9B3C23 #469B23 #23829B

square

#78239B #9B3C23 #469B23 #23829B

split-complementary

#78239B #829B23 #239B3C

monochromatic

#2B0C37 #511869 #78239B #9F2ECD #B65EDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#78239B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#78239B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78239B

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78239B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78239B	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#743F5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78239b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 35, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.188 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a368b9',
    500: '#78239b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78239b;
$custom-light: #a368b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78239b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44716,
    "c": 0.18751,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78239B

secondary

#78BF5A

accent

#E64272

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #78239B

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

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