#7838B2#7838B2

#7838B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.186 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7838B2
RGB	rgb(120, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(271, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(271, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.6%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 50.42, -53.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 73.85, 313.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.69% 0.1047 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(48.69% 0.186 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.1940, 10.0358, 43.1421)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7838B2 #72B238

analogous

#3B38B2 #7838B2 #B238AF

triadic

#7838B2 #B27838 #38B278

tetradic

#7838B2 #B23B38 #72B238 #38AFB2

square

#7838B2 #B23B38 #72B238 #38AFB2

split-complementary

#7838B2 #AFB238 #38B23B

monochromatic

#391B55 #592983 #7838B2 #965CCC #B48ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#7838B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#7838B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7838B2

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7838B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7838B2	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0559AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D5470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7838b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.186 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a473ca',
    500: '#7838b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7838b2;
$custom-light: #a473ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7838b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.475,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4869,
    "c": 0.18564,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7838B2

secondary

#A1C581

accent

#DC4C90

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#100813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7838B2

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

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