#78489B#78489B

#78489B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.135 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78489B
RGB	rgb(120, 72, 155)
HSL	hsl(275, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(275, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 53.5%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.57, 36.42, -37.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.57, 52.31, 314.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% 0.0852 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.135 309)
XYZ	xyz(15.9783, 10.9946, 32.2844)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78489B #6B9B48

analogous

#4F489B #78489B #9B4895

triadic

#78489B #9B7848 #489B78

tetradic

#78489B #9B4F48 #6B9B48 #48959B

square

#78489B #9B4F48 #6B9B48 #48959B

split-complementary

#78489B #959B48 #489B4F

monochromatic

#372147 #583571 #78489B #9668B9 #B391CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#78489B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#78489B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78489B

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78489B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78489B	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305B9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5E99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73566A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78489b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 72, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.135 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17db9',
    500: '#78489b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78489b;
$custom-light: #a17db9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78489b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.699,
    "s": 36.564,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49429,
    "c": 0.13538,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.10994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78489B

secondary

#9CB887

accent

#CD5B8B

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EEF6

border

#CEC9D0

text

#0F0A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #78489B

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

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