#A78CE6#A78CE6
#A78CE6 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.131 H 296.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A78CE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 140, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 64%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 39%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.4%, 39.1%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.90, 29.01, -42.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.90, 51.04, 304.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.04% 0.0589 -0.1172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.04% 0.131 296.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5940, 32.6844, 79.0703) |
| Luminance | 0.3268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.63
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.88
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.40
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.76
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.14
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A78CE6 #CBE68C
analogous
#8C9EE6 #A78CE6 #D48CE6
triadic
#A78CE6 #E6A78C #8CE6A7
tetradic
#A78CE6 #E68C9E #CBE68C #8CE6D4
square
#A78CE6 #E68C9E #CBE68C #8CE6D4
split-complementary
#A78CE6 #E6D48C #9EE68C
monochromatic
#5C2CCB #815ADB #A78CE6 #CDBEF1 #ECE6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#A78CE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.54
#A78CE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A78CE6
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A78CE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A78CE6 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.54 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#739BE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#789AE4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A9CAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a78ce6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 140, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.131 296.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3aeee',
500: '#a78ce6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a78ce6; $custom-light: #c3aeee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a78ce6",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 140,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70035,
"c": 0.13119,
"h": 296.7
},
"luminance": 0.32685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A78CE6
secondary
#EAF1DA
accent
#CC1996
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#131016
muted
#827F84