#78409B#78409B

#78409B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.148 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78409B
RGB	rgb(120, 64, 155)
HSL	hsl(277, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(277, 59%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 58.7%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.89, 40.85, -40.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.89, 57.33, 315.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.19% 0.0962 -0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(48.19% 0.148 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4944, 10.0267, 32.1231)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78409B #639B40

analogous

#4A409B #78409B #9B4090

triadic

#78409B #9B7840 #409B78

tetradic

#78409B #9B4A40 #639B40 #40909B

square

#78409B #9B4A40 #639B40 #40909B

split-complementary

#78409B #909B40 #409B4A

monochromatic

#351C44 #562E70 #78409B #975CBC #B388CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#78409B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#78409B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78409B

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78409B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78409B	1.00	6.99	3.01	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21579E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375A99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#745167

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78409b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 64, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.148 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a277b9',
    500: '#78409b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78409b;
$custom-light: #a277b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78409b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 41.553,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48194,
    "c": 0.14843,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78409B

secondary

#95B87E

accent

#D15686

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0911

muted

#7F7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #78409B

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

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