#78477B#78477B

#78477B is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.100 H 324.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78477B
RGB	rgb(120, 71, 123)
HSL	hsl(297, 27%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(297, 42%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 42.3%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.72, 29.81, -20.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.72, 36.44, 324.90°)
OKLab	oklab(47.52% 0.0817 -0.0573)
OKLCH	oklch(47.52% 0.1 324.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5738, 9.9302, 19.9368)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78477B #4A7B47

analogous

#5E477B #78477B #7B4764

triadic

#78477B #7B7847 #477B78

tetradic

#78477B #7B5E47 #4A7B47 #47647B

square

#78477B #7B5E47 #4A7B47 #47647B

split-complementary

#78477B #647B47 #477B5E

monochromatic

#2C1A2D #523154 #78477B #9E5DA2 #B584B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#78477B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#78477B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78477B

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78477B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78477B	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42557D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5B79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A4C5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78477b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 71, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.100 324.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a07ba1',
    500: '#78477b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78477b;
$custom-light: #a07ba1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78477b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.538,
    "s": 26.804,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47517,
    "c": 0.09976,
    "h": 324.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78477B

secondary

#7CA47A

accent

#C3656A

background

#F9F7F9

surface

#F2EEF2

border

#CCC9CC

text

#0F090F

muted

#7E7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #78477B

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

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