#78278C#78278C

#78278C is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.169 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78278C
RGB	rgb(120, 39, 140)
HSL	hsl(288, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(288, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 72.1%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.56, 49.63, -39.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.56, 63.48, 321.42°)
OKLab	oklab(44.04% 0.1274 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(44.04% 0.169 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.2042, 7.3382, 25.5267)
Luminance	0.0734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78278C #3B8C27

analogous

#46278C #78278C #8C276D

triadic

#78278C #8C7827 #278C78

tetradic

#78278C #8C4627 #3B8C27 #276D8C

square

#78278C #8C4627 #3B8C27 #276D8C

split-complementary

#78278C #6D8C27 #278C46

monochromatic

#260C2C #4F1A5C #78278C #A134BC #BA5CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#78278C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#78278C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78278C

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78278C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78278C	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00478F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D4F8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#783A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78278c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 39, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.169 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a269ae',
    500: '#78278c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78278c;
$custom-light: #a269ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78278c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.119,
    "s": 56.425,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44041,
    "c": 0.16893,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78278C

secondary

#6BB758

accent

#E04866

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF4

border

#CEC6CE

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #78278C

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

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