#78459B#78459B

#78459B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.140 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78459B
RGB	rgb(120, 69, 155)
HSL	hsl(276, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(276, 55%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 55.5%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 38.11, -38.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 54.23, 314.65°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.0894 -0.1082)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.14 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.7891, 10.6161, 32.2213)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78459B #689B45

analogous

#4D459B #78459B #9B4593

triadic

#78459B #9B7845 #459B78

tetradic

#78459B #9B4D45 #689B45 #45939B

square

#78459B #9B4D45 #689B45 #45939B

split-complementary

#78459B #939B45 #459B4D

monochromatic

#361F46 #573271 #78459B #9763BA #B38ECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#78459B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#78459B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78459B

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78459B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78459B	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B599E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5C99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78459b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 69, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.140 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17bb9',
    500: '#78459b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78459b;
$custom-light: #a17bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78459b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.581,
    "s": 38.393,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48954,
    "c": 0.14036,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78459B

secondary

#99B884

accent

#CE5989

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EEF6

border

#CEC9D0

text

#0F0911

muted

#7F7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #78459B

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

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