#78428B#78428B

#78428B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.127 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78428B
RGB	rgb(120, 66, 139)
HSL	hsl(284, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(284, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 52.5%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, 36.10, -31.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 47.78, 319.08°)
OKLab	oklab(47.54% 0.0922 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(47.54% 0.127 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.3535, 9.7540, 25.5477)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78428B #558B42

analogous

#54428B #78428B #8B4279

triadic

#78428B #8B7842 #428B78

tetradic

#78428B #8B5442 #558B42 #42798B

square

#78428B #8B5442 #558B42 #42798B

split-complementary

#78428B #798B42 #428B54

monochromatic

#301B38 #542E62 #78428B #9A5AB1 #B383C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#78428B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#78428B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78428B

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78428B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78428B	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#33558D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445A89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#774D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78428b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 66, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.127 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a178ad',
    500: '#78428b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78428b;
$custom-light: #a178ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78428b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.384,
    "s": 35.61,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47537,
    "c": 0.12677,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78428B

secondary

#88AF7A

accent

#CC5C79

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F3EDF4

border

#CDC8CE

text

#0F0910

muted

#7F7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #78428B

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

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