#78278D#78278D
#78278D is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.170 H 318.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78278D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 39, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 57%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 72%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 72.3%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.63, 49.83, -40.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.63, 63.96, 321.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.11% 0.1273 -0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.11% 0.17 318.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2783, 7.3678, 25.9168) |
| Luminance | 0.0737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.78
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.50
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.62
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.23
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.32
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78278D #3C8D27
analogous
#45278D #78278D #8D276F
triadic
#78278D #8D7827 #278D78
tetradic
#78278D #8D4527 #3C8D27 #276F8D
square
#78278D #8D4527 #3C8D27 #276F8D
split-complementary
#78278D #6F8D27 #278D45
monochromatic
#260C2D #4F1A5D #78278D #A134BD #BA5CD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.49
#78278D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#78278D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #78278D
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78278D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78278D | 1.00 | 8.49 | 2.47 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004790
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D4F8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#783B57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78278d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 39, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.170 318.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a269af',
500: '#78278d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78278d; $custom-light: #a269af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78278d",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 39,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.647,
"s": 56.667,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44108,
"c": 0.16986,
"h": 318.5
},
"luminance": 0.07367
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78278D
secondary
#6CB759
accent
#E04867
background
#FAF6FA
surface
#F4EBF4
border
#CEC6CE
text
#0F0710
muted
#7F7A7F