#78429E#78429E

#78429E is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.149 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78429E
RGB	rgb(120, 66, 158)
HSL	hsl(275, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(275, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 58.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.48, 40.47, -41.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.48, 57.68, 314.56°)
OKLab	oklab(48.68% 0.0936 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(48.68% 0.149 309)
XYZ	xyz(15.8643, 10.3584, 33.5048)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78429E #689E42

analogous

#4A429E #78429E #9E4296

triadic

#78429E #9E7842 #429E78

tetradic

#78429E #9E4A42 #689E42 #42969E

square

#78429E #9E4A42 #689E42 #42969E

split-complementary

#78429E #969E42 #429E4A

monochromatic

#361E48 #573073 #78429E #9760BD #B38CCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#78429E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#78429E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78429E

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78429E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78429E	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2258A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78429e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 66, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.149 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a279bb',
    500: '#78429e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78429e;
$custom-light: #a279bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78429e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.217,
    "s": 41.071,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48682,
    "c": 0.14873,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.10358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78429E

secondary

#99BA82

accent

#D15789

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78429E

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

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