#78379D#78379D

#78379D is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.164 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78379D
RGB	rgb(120, 55, 157)
HSL	hsl(278, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(278, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 65%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.29, 45.99, -44.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.29, 63.64, 316.27°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% 0.1078 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.164 311)
XYZ	xyz(15.1966, 9.1601, 32.8593)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78379D #5C9D37

analogous

#45379D #78379D #9D378F

triadic

#78379D #9D7837 #379D78

tetradic

#78379D #9D4537 #5C9D37 #378F9D

square

#78379D #9D4537 #5C9D37 #378F9D

split-complementary

#78379D #8F9D37 #379D45

monochromatic

#331742 #552770 #78379D #9850C2 #B37DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#78379D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#78379D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78379D

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78379D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78379D	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C579B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#734B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78379d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 55, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.164 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a272ba',
    500: '#78379d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78379d;
$custom-light: #a272ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78379d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.235,
    "s": 48.113,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47071,
    "c": 0.16429,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.0916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78379D

secondary

#8EBB75

accent

#D85081

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0812

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78379D

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

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