#78537B#78537B

#78537B is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.077 H 324.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78537B
RGB	rgb(120, 83, 123)
HSL	hsl(296, 19%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(296, 33%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, 22.71, -16.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 28.09, 323.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% 0.062 -0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.077 324.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4138, 11.6101, 20.2168)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78537B #567B53

analogous

#64537B #78537B #7B536A

triadic

#78537B #7B7853 #537B78

tetradic

#78537B #7B6453 #567B53 #536A7B

square

#78537B #7B6453 #567B53 #536A7B

split-complementary

#78537B #6A7B53 #537B64

monochromatic

#312232 #543A56 #78537B #9A6E9D #B393B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#78537B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#78537B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78537B

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78537B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78537B	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5D7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58617A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5762

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78537b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 83, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.077 324.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f84a1',
    500: '#78537b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78537b;
$custom-light: #9f84a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78537b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.5,
    "s": 19.417,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49685,
    "c": 0.07653,
    "h": 324.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78537B

secondary

#89A386

accent

#BC6C72

background

#F9F8F9

surface

#F2EFF2

border

#CCCACC

text

#0E0B0F

muted

#7E7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #78537B

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

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