#78638D#78638D

#78638D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.069 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78638D
RGB	rgb(120, 99, 141)
HSL	hsl(270, 18%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(270, 30%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 29.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, 17.08, -20.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 26.31, 310.47°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% 0.0414 -0.0549)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.069 307)
XYZ	xyz(17.0144, 14.8399, 27.1622)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78638D #788D63

analogous

#63638D #78638D #8D638D

triadic

#78638D #8D7863 #638D78

tetradic

#78638D #8D6363 #788D63 #638D8D

square

#78638D #8D6363 #788D63 #638D8D

split-complementary

#78638D #8D8D63 #638D63

monochromatic

#3B3145 #594A69 #78638D #9784A9 #B5A8C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#78638D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#78638D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78638D

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78638D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78638D	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6B8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6C8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#756972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78638d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 99, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.069 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f8fae',
    500: '#78638d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78638d;
$custom-light: #9f8fae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78638d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 17.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53611,
    "c": 0.06871,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.1484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78638D

secondary

#A6B19B

accent

#BA6E94

background

#F9F8FA

surface

#F2F0F4

border

#CCCBCE

text

#0E0C10

muted

#7E7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #78638D

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

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