#78379B#78379B

#78379B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.162 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78379B
RGB	rgb(120, 55, 155)
HSL	hsl(279, 48%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(279, 65%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 64.5%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.16, 45.53, -42.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.16, 62.62, 316.64°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% 0.1078 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.162 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.0272, 9.0924, 31.9674)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78379B #5A9B37

analogous

#46379B #78379B #9B378C

triadic

#78379B #9B7837 #379B78

tetradic

#78379B #9B4637 #5A9B37 #378C9B

square

#78379B #9B4637 #5A9B37 #378C9B

split-complementary

#78379B #8C9B37 #379B46

monochromatic

#321741 #55276E #78379B #994FC0 #B37CD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#78379B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#78379B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78379B

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78379B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78379B	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#05529E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5699

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#744A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78379b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 55, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.162 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a272b9',
    500: '#78379b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78379b;
$custom-light: #a272b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78379b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46937,
    "c": 0.16214,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78379B

secondary

#8CBA74

accent

#D75180

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0811

muted

#7F7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #78379B

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

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