#78429F#78429F

#78429F is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.150 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78429F
RGB	rgb(120, 66, 159)
HSL	hsl(275, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(275, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 58.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.54, 40.71, -41.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.54, 58.21, 314.38°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% 0.0936 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.15 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.9507, 10.3929, 33.9599)
Luminance	0.1039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78429F #699F42

analogous

#4A429F #78429F #9F4298

triadic

#78429F #9F7842 #429F78

tetradic

#78429F #9F4A42 #699F42 #42989F

square

#78429F #9F4A42 #699F42 #42989F

split-complementary

#78429F #989F42 #429F4A

monochromatic

#371E49 #573074 #78429F #9761BD #B38CCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#78429F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#78429F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78429F

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78429F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78429F	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2159A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365B9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72536A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78429f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 66, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.150 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a279bc',
    500: '#78429f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78429f;
$custom-light: #a279bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78429f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.839,
    "s": 41.333,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48746,
    "c": 0.14988,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78429F

secondary

#9ABA82

accent

#D1578A

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF6

border

#CEC8D0

text

#0F0912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #78429F

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

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