#A78FCA#A78FCA
#A78FCA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.089 H 302.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A78FCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 143, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 36%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 29%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.3%, 29.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.45, 20.72, -27.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.45, 34.13, 307.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.3% 0.048 -0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.3% 0.089 302.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4173, 32.1247, 60.1478) |
| Luminance | 0.3212 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.69
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.31
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.79
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.08
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.79
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A78FCA #B2CA8F
analogous
#8F94CA #A78FCA #C58FCA
triadic
#A78FCA #CAA78F #8FCAA7
tetradic
#A78FCA #CA8F94 #B2CA8F #8FCAC5
square
#A78FCA #CA8F94 #B2CA8F #8FCAC5
split-complementary
#A78FCA #CAC58F #94CA8F
monochromatic
#684897 #8665B6 #A78FCA #C8B9DE #E8E2F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#A78FCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#A78FCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A78FCA
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A78FCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A78FCA | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8399CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#879AC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A198A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a78fca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 143, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.089 302.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b0da',
500: '#a78fca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a78fca; $custom-light: #c2b0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a78fca",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 143,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.407,
"s": 35.758,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69295,
"c": 0.08867,
"h": 302.8
},
"luminance": 0.32125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A78FCA
secondary
#DCE4D1
accent
#AF377E
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F4FA
border
#D0CED3
text
#121015
muted
#817F83