#78279C#78279C

#78279C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.184 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78279C
RGB	rgb(120, 39, 156)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 75%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.66, 52.95, -47.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.66, 71.22, 318.03°)
OKLab	oklab(45.17% 0.1256 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(45.17% 0.184 313)
XYZ	xyz(14.4709, 7.8448, 32.1980)
Luminance	0.0784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78279C #4B9C27

analogous

#3D279C #78279C #9C2785

triadic

#78279C #9C7827 #279C78

tetradic

#78279C #9C3D27 #4B9C27 #27859C

square

#78279C #9C3D27 #4B9C27 #27859C

split-complementary

#78279C #859C27 #279C3D

monochromatic

#2D0F3A #521B6B #78279C #9D34CC #B565D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#78279C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#78279C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78279C

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78279C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78279C	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B5199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#744160

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78279c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 39, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.184 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36aba',
    500: '#78279c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78279c;
$custom-light: #a36aba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78279c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.538,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45166,
    "c": 0.18406,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.07844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78279C

secondary

#7DBE61

accent

#E34575

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78279C

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

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