#78279D#78279D

#78279D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.185 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78279D
RGB	rgb(120, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 75.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.73, 53.16, -48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.73, 71.70, 317.85°)
OKLab	oklab(45.24% 0.1254 -0.136)
OKLCH	oklch(45.24% 0.185 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5560, 7.8789, 32.6458)
Luminance	0.0788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78279D #4C9D27

analogous

#3D279D #78279D #9D2787

triadic

#78279D #9D7827 #279D78

tetradic

#78279D #9D3D27 #4C9D27 #27879D

square

#78279D #9D3D27 #4C9D27 #27879D

split-complementary

#78279D #879D27 #279D3D

monochromatic

#2D0F3B #531B6C #78279D #9D35CD #B566D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#78279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#78279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78279D

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78279D	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19519A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#744260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.185 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36abb',
    500: '#78279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78279d;
$custom-light: #a36abb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.186,
    "s": 60.204,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45239,
    "c": 0.185,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78279D

secondary

#7EBF61

accent

#E34476

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78279D

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

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