#78429B#78429B

#78429B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.145 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78429B
RGB	rgb(120, 66, 155)
HSL	hsl(276, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(276, 57%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 57.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.30, 39.77, -39.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.30, 56.10, 315.14°)
OKLab	oklab(48.49% 0.0935 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(48.49% 0.145 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6092, 10.2563, 32.1614)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78429B #659B42

analogous

#4B429B #78429B #9B4291

triadic

#78429B #9B7842 #429B78

tetradic

#78429B #9B4B42 #659B42 #42919B

square

#78429B #9B4B42 #659B42 #42919B

split-complementary

#78429B #919B42 #429B4B

monochromatic

#361D45 #573070 #78429B #975FBB #B38ACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#78429B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#78429B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78429B

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78429B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78429B	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25589E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735268

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78429b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 66, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.145 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a179b9',
    500: '#78429b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78429b;
$custom-light: #a179b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78429b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.404,
    "s": 40.271,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48493,
    "c": 0.14523,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78429B

secondary

#96B881

accent

#D05887

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0911

muted

#7F7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #78429B

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

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