#78708A#78708A

#78708A is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.041 H 299.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78708A
RGB	rgb(120, 112, 138)
HSL	hsl(258, 10%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(258, 19%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 18.8%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.78, 8.58, -13.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.78, 15.65, 303.22°)
OKLab	oklab(56.17% 0.0198 -0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(56.17% 0.041 299.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1264, 17.4163, 26.4466)
Luminance	0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78708A #828A70

analogous

#70758A #78708A #85708A

triadic

#78708A #8A7870 #708A78

tetradic

#78708A #8A7075 #828A70 #708A85

square

#78708A #8A7075 #828A70 #708A85

split-complementary

#78708A #8A8570 #758A70

monochromatic

#3D3946 #5B5568 #78708A #9891A6 #B7B3C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#78708A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#78708A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78708A

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78708A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78708A	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B748B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7489

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78708a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 112, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.041 299.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f99ac',
    500: '#78708a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78708a;
$custom-light: #9f99ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78708a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.462,
    "s": 10.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5617,
    "c": 0.04068,
    "h": 299.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78708A

secondary

#ADB1A5

accent

#B374A0

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F2F2F4

border

#CCCCCE

text

#0E0D10

muted

#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #78708A

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

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