#78259C#78259C

#78259C is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.186 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78259C
RGB	rgb(120, 37, 156)
HSL	hsl(282, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(282, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 76.3%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.39, 53.72, -48.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.39, 72.09, 318.18°)
OKLab	oklab(44.97% 0.1275 -0.1358)
OKLCH	oklch(44.97% 0.186 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4070, 7.7170, 32.1766)
Luminance	0.0772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78259C #499C25

analogous

#3D259C #78259C #9C2584

triadic

#78259C #9C7825 #259C78

tetradic

#78259C #9C3D25 #499C25 #25849C

square

#78259C #9C3D25 #499C25 #25849C

split-complementary

#78259C #849C25 #259C3D

monochromatic

#2C0E39 #52196B #78259C #9E31CD #B562DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.26

#78259C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#78259C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78259C

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78259C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78259C	1.00	8.26	2.54	8.26
#FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185099

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74405F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78259c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 37, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.186 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a369ba',
    500: '#78259c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78259c;
$custom-light: #a369ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78259c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.849,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44974,
    "c": 0.18629,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78259C

secondary

#7BBF5E

accent

#E54374

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78259C

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

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