#78279B#78279B

#78279B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.183 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78279B
RGB	rgb(120, 39, 155)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 74.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.59, 52.73, -47.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.59, 70.73, 318.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.09% 0.1257 -0.1331)
OKLCH	oklch(45.09% 0.183 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3866, 7.8111, 31.7538)
Luminance	0.0781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78279B #4A9B27

analogous

#3E279B #78279B #9B2784

triadic

#78279B #9B7827 #279B78

tetradic

#78279B #9B3E27 #4A9B27 #27849B

square

#78279B #9B3E27 #4A9B27 #27849B

split-complementary

#78279B #849B27 #279B3E

monochromatic

#2C0E39 #521B6A #78279B #9E33CC #B564D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#78279B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#78279B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78279B

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78279B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78279B	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74415F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78279b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 39, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.183 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36ab9',
    500: '#78279b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78279b;
$custom-light: #a36ab9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78279b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.897,
    "s": 59.794,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45093,
    "c": 0.1831,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78279B

secondary

#7CBE60

accent

#E34575

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #78279B

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

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