#A78EEA#A78EEA
#A78EEA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.133 H 295.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A78EEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 142, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.6%, 39.3%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.56, 28.85, -43.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.56, 51.93, 303.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.6% 0.057 -0.1206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.6% 0.133 295.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4570, 33.5015, 82.1609) |
| Luminance | 0.3350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.25
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.84
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.85
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.86
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.95
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A78EEA #D1EA8E
analogous
#8EA3EA #A78EEA #D58EEA
triadic
#A78EEA #EAA78E #8EEAA7
tetradic
#A78EEA #EA8EA3 #D1EA8E #8EEAD5
square
#A78EEA #EA8EA3 #D1EA8E #8EEAD5
split-complementary
#A78EEA #EAD58E #A3EA8E
monochromatic
#5728D6 #7F5AE0 #A78EEA #CFC2F4 #EBE5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#A78EEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#A78EEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A78EEA
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A78EEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A78EEA | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.70 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#749DEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#789BE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#999EB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a78eea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 142, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.133 295.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3aff1',
500: '#a78eea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a78eea; $custom-light: #c3aff1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a78eea",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 142,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.304,
"s": 68.657,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70597,
"c": 0.1334,
"h": 295.3
},
"luminance": 0.33502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A78EEA
secondary
#EBF2D9
accent
#D1159E
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F4FD
border
#D1CED5
text
#131017
muted
#827F85