#78559D#78559D

#78559D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.116 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78559D
RGB	rgb(120, 85, 157)
HSL	hsl(269, 30%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(269, 46%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 45.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 29.35, -33.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 44.82, 310.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.0666 -0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.116 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.0788, 12.9245, 33.4867)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78559D #7A9D55

analogous

#55569D #78559D #9C559D

triadic

#78559D #9D7855 #559D78

tetradic

#78559D #9D5556 #7A9D55 #559D9C

square

#78559D #9D5556 #7A9D55 #559D9C

split-complementary

#78559D #9D9C55 #569D55

monochromatic

#3B2A4E #5A4075 #78559D #9779B6 #B6A1CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#78559D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#78559D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78559D

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78559D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78559D	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4264A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B659B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#726171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78559d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 85, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.116 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a085ba',
    500: '#78559d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78559d;
$custom-light: #a085ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78559d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.167,
    "s": 29.752,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51756,
    "c": 0.11569,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78559D

secondary

#A7B995

accent

#C66295

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F3EFF6

border

#CDCAD0

text

#0F0B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #78559D

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

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