#8D78BD#8D78BD

#8D78BD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.104 H 297.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D78BD
RGB	rgb(141, 120, 189)
HSL	hsl(258, 34%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(258, 37%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 36.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.83, 22.89, -33.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.83, 40.42, 304.50°)
OKLab	oklab(61.97% 0.0477 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(61.97% 0.104 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.8842, 22.7696, 51.1128)
Luminance	0.2277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D78BD #A8BD78

analogous

#7885BD #8D78BD #AF78BD

triadic

#8D78BD #BD8D78 #78BD8D

tetradic

#8D78BD #BD7885 #A8BD78 #78BDAF

square

#8D78BD #BD7885 #A8BD78 #78BDAF

split-complementary

#8D78BD #BDAF78 #85BD78

monochromatic

#513D7D #6B51A6 #8D78BD #B0A1D1 #D2CAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#8D78BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#8D78BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8D78BD

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D78BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8D78BD	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6683C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A82BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#848492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d78bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 120, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.104 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af9fd1',
    500: '#8d78bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d78bd;
$custom-light: #af9fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d78bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.261,
    "s": 34.328,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61966,
    "c": 0.10417,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D78BD

secondary

#CED6BB

accent

#AD388A

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F5F2F9

border

#CFCCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D78BD

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

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