#A78BB3#A78BB3
#A78BB3 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.066 H 315.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A78BB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 139, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 21%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 22%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.7%, 22.3%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 18.02, -17.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 24.77, 316.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.59% 0.0471 -0.046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.59% 0.066 315.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3044, 29.9359, 46.6628) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 2.28
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 3.76
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.30
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.34
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 7.84
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A78BB3 #97B38B
analogous
#938BB3 #A78BB3 #B38BAB
triadic
#A78BB3 #B3A78B #8BB3A7
tetradic
#A78BB3 #B3938B #97B38B #8BABB3
square
#A78BB3 #B3938B #97B38B #8BABB3
split-complementary
#A78BB3 #ABB38B #8BB393
monochromatic
#6A4D76 #8B669B #A78BB3 #C3B0CB #DFD5E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#A78BB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#A78BB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A78BB3
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A78BB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A78BB3 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8693B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C96B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A78F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a78bb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 139, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.066 315.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1adc9',
500: '#a78bb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a78bb3; $custom-light: #c1adc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a78bb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 139,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282,
"s": 20.833,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67593,
"c": 0.06584,
"h": 315.7
},
"luminance": 0.29935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A78BB3
secondary
#CAD4C6
accent
#9F4661
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F4F8
border
#D0CED1
text
#121013
muted
#817F82