#78279A#78279A

#78279A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.182 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78279A
RGB	rgb(120, 39, 154)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.1%, 74.7%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.52, 52.52, -46.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.52, 70.24, 318.39°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.1259 -0.1317)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.182 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.3030, 7.7777, 31.3134)
Luminance	0.0778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78279A #499A27

analogous

#3F279A #78279A #9A2782

triadic

#78279A #9A7827 #279A78

tetradic

#78279A #9A3F27 #499A27 #27829A

square

#78279A #9A3F27 #499A27 #27829A

split-complementary

#78279A #829A27 #279A3F

monochromatic

#2C0E38 #521B69 #78279A #9E33CB #B564D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#78279A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#78279A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78279A

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78279A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78279A	1.00	8.22	2.56	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75405E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78279a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 39, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.182 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36ab8',
    500: '#78279a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78279a;
$custom-light: #a36ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78279a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.261,
    "s": 59.585,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4502,
    "c": 0.18215,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78279A

secondary

#7BBD5F

accent

#E34574

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #78279A

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

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