#78409C#78409C

#78409C is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.150 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78409C
RGB	rgb(120, 64, 156)
HSL	hsl(277, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(277, 59%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 59%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 41.09, -40.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 57.86, 315.25°)
OKLab	oklab(48.26% 0.0962 -0.1145)
OKLCH	oklch(48.26% 0.15 310)
XYZ	xyz(15.5787, 10.0605, 32.5672)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78409C #649C40

analogous

#4A409C #78409C #9C4092

triadic

#78409C #9C7840 #409C78

tetradic

#78409C #9C4A40 #649C40 #40929C

square

#78409C #9C4A40 #649C40 #40929C

split-complementary

#78409C #929C40 #409C4A

monochromatic

#351C45 #572E71 #78409C #975DBC #B388CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#78409C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#78409C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78409C

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78409C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78409C	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#20579F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365A9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735168

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78409c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 64, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.150 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a277ba',
    500: '#78409c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78409c;
$custom-light: #a277ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78409c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.522,
    "s": 41.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48257,
    "c": 0.14958,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.1006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78409C

secondary

#96B97F

accent

#D25686

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0911

muted

#7F7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #78409C

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

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