#78697E#78697E

#78697E is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.037 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78697E
RGB	rgb(120, 105, 126)
HSL	hsl(283, 9%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 17%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 10.10, -9.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 13.84, 316.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.22% 0.0266 -0.0254)
OKLCH	oklch(54.22% 0.037 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.5626, 15.6028, 21.8737)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78697E #6F7E69

analogous

#6D697E #78697E #7E6979

triadic

#78697E #7E7869 #697E78

tetradic

#78697E #7E6D69 #6F7E69 #69797E

square

#78697E #7E6D69 #6F7E69 #69797E

split-complementary

#78697E #797E69 #697E6D

monochromatic

#38313B #584D5D #78697E #96889C #B4AAB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#78697E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#78697E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78697E

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78697E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78697E	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676D7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6F7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78697e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 105, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.037 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f94a3',
    500: '#78697e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78697e;
$custom-light: #9f94a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78697e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 9.091,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54222,
    "c": 0.03684,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78697E

secondary

#9FA79B

accent

#B27687

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F2F1F3

border

#CCCBCD

text

#0E0D0F

muted

#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #78697E

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