#78478D#78478D

#78478D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.120 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78478D
RGB	rgb(120, 71, 141)
HSL	hsl(282, 33%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(282, 50%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 49.6%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 33.72, -30.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 45.56, 317.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.46% 0.085 -0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(48.46% 0.12 315)
XYZ	xyz(14.8059, 10.4230, 26.4260)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78478D #5C8D47

analogous

#55478D #78478D #8D477F

triadic

#78478D #8D7847 #478D78

tetradic

#78478D #8D5547 #5C8D47 #477F8D

square

#78478D #8D5547 #5C8D47 #477F8D

split-complementary

#78478D #7F8D47 #478D55

monochromatic

#331E3C #553364 #78478D #9862B0 #B38AC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#78478D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#78478D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78478D

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78478D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78478D	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39588F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475C8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775163

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78478d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 71, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.120 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a07cae',
    500: '#78478d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78478d;
$custom-light: #a07cae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78478d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 33.019,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48456,
    "c": 0.12032,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.10423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78478D

secondary

#8EB080

accent

#C95F7F

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F3EEF4

border

#CDC9CE

text

#0F0910

muted

#7F7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #78478D

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

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