All About Color #78428A

#78428A

About #78428A

#78428A is a medium purple color with the hex code #78428A. In RGB it is red 120, green 66, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 285°, saturation 35%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 13%, 52%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 7.13:1 on white and 2.94:1 on black.

#78428A Color Conversion

Hex triplet78, 42, 8A
CMYK13.04%, 52.17%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal120, 66, 138
HSL285°, 35%, 40%
RGB Octal170, 102, 212
HSV (HSB)285.00°, 52.17%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1111000, 1000010, 10001010
CIE-L*AB37.34, 35.89, -30.77
RGB Percent47.06%, 25.88%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH37.34, 47.27, 319.39
XYZ14.28, 9.72, 25.17
CIE-L*UV37.34, 21.64, -47.06
xyY0.29, 0.20, 9.72
Hunter-Lab31.18, 27.18, -26.02
RYB47.06%, 25.88%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#78428A on a dark background: contrast 2.94:1, fails WCAG AA.
#78428A on a light background: contrast 7.13:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #78428A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#78428A · #A76EB9 · #42244C · #548A42 · #81B96E

Analogous palette

#42548A · #54428A · #78428A · #8A4278 · #8A4254

Triadic palette

#78428A · #8A7842 · #428A78 · #A76EB9 · #B9A76E

Tetradic palette

#78428A · #8A5442 · #548A42 · #42788A · #42244C

Monochromatic palette

#1E1122 · #4B2956 · #78428A · #A064B4 · #C098CD

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