#78278F#78278F

#78278F is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.172 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78278F
RGB	rgb(120, 39, 143)
HSL	hsl(287, 57%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 72.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.76, 50.23, -41.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.76, 64.92, 320.70°)
OKLab	oklab(44.24% 0.1271 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(44.24% 0.172 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4285, 7.4279, 26.7077)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78278F #3E8F27

analogous

#44278F #78278F #8F2772

triadic

#78278F #8F7827 #278F78

tetradic

#78278F #8F4427 #3E8F27 #27728F

square

#78278F #8F4427 #3E8F27 #27728F

split-complementary

#78278F #728F27 #278F44

monochromatic

#270D2F #501A5F #78278F #A034BF #B95DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#78278F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#78278F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78278F

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78278F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78278F	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004892

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B508D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#773C58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78278f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 39, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.172 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a269b0',
    500: '#78278f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78278f;
$custom-light: #a269b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78278f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.731,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44244,
    "c": 0.17174,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78278F

secondary

#6FB85A

accent

#E04769

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF5

border

#CEC6CF

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #78278F

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

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