#78259B#78259B

#78259B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.185 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78259B
RGB	rgb(120, 37, 155)
HSL	hsl(282, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(282, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 76.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.31, 53.51, -47.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.31, 71.60, 318.36°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% 0.1276 -0.1344)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.185 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3227, 7.6832, 31.7325)
Luminance	0.0768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78259B #489B25

analogous

#3D259B #78259B #9B2583

triadic

#78259B #9B7825 #259B78

tetradic

#78259B #9B3D25 #489B25 #25839B

square

#78259B #9B3D25 #489B25 #25839B

split-complementary

#78259B #839B25 #259B3D

monochromatic

#2B0D38 #52196A #78259B #9E31CC #B661D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#78259B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#78259B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78259B

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78259B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78259B	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74405F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78259b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 37, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.185 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a369b9',
    500: '#78259b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78259b;
$custom-light: #a369b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78259b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.203,
    "s": 61.458,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.449,
    "c": 0.18535,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78259B

secondary

#7ABF5D

accent

#E54373

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #78259B

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

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