#78429D#78429D

#78429D is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.148 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78429D
RGB	rgb(120, 66, 157)
HSL	hsl(276, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(276, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 58%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.42, 40.24, -40.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.42, 57.16, 314.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.62% 0.0936 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(48.62% 0.148 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.7786, 10.3241, 33.0533)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78429D #679D42

analogous

#4A429D #78429D #9D4294

triadic

#78429D #9D7842 #429D78

tetradic

#78429D #9D4A42 #679D42 #42949D

square

#78429D #9D4A42 #679D42 #42949D

split-complementary

#78429D #949D42 #429D4A

monochromatic

#361E47 #573072 #78429D #9760BC #B38BCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#78429D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#78429D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78429D

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78429D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78429D	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2358A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78429d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 66, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.148 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a279ba',
    500: '#78429d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78429d;
$custom-light: #a279ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78429d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.604,
    "s": 40.807,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48619,
    "c": 0.14756,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78429D

secondary

#98B982

accent

#D15789

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78429D

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

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