#78409D#78409D

#78409D is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.151 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78409D
RGB	rgb(120, 64, 157)
HSL	hsl(276, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(276, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 59.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, 41.32, -41.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 58.38, 315.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.32% 0.0963 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(48.32% 0.151 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6638, 10.0945, 33.0150)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78409D #659D40

analogous

#49409D #78409D #9D4093

triadic

#78409D #9D7840 #409D78

tetradic

#78409D #9D4940 #659D40 #40939D

square

#78409D #9D4940 #659D40 #40939D

split-complementary

#78409D #939D40 #409D49

monochromatic

#361D46 #572E72 #78409D #975DBD #B389CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#78409D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#78409D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78409D

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78409D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78409D	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F57A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735168

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78409d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 64, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.151 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a278ba',
    500: '#78409d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78409d;
$custom-light: #a278ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78409d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.129,
    "s": 42.081,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48321,
    "c": 0.15072,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78409D

secondary

#96B97F

accent

#D25687

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78409D

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

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