All About Color #78488E

#78488E

About #78488E

#78488E is a medium purple color with the hex code #78488E. In RGB it is red 120, green 72, blue 142; in HSL it is hue 281°, saturation 33%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 15%, 49%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 6.74:1 on white and 3.12:1 on black.

#78488E Color Conversion

Hex triplet78, 48, 8E
CMYK15.49%, 49.30%, 0.00%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal120, 72, 142
HSL281°, 33%, 42%
RGB Octal170, 110, 216
HSV (HSB)281.14°, 49.30%, 55.69%
RGB Binary1111000, 1001000, 10001110
CIE-L*AB38.87, 33.39, -30.82
RGB Percent47.06%, 28.24%, 55.69%
CIE-L*CH38.87, 45.43, 317.29
XYZ14.95, 10.58, 26.85
CIE-L*UV38.87, 18.87, -47.34
xyY0.29, 0.20, 10.58
Hunter-Lab32.53, 25.09, -26.16
RYB47.06%, 28.24%, 55.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#78488E on a dark background: contrast 3.12:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#78488E on a light background: contrast 6.74:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #78488E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#78488E · #A577BB · #452951 · #5E8E48 · #8DBB77

Analogous palette

#485E8E · #55488E · #78488E · #8E4881 · #8E485E

Triadic palette

#78488E · #8E7848 · #488E78 · #A577BB · #BBA577

Tetradic palette

#78488E · #8E5548 · #5E8E48 · #48818E · #452951

Monochromatic palette

#221529 · #4D2E5C · #78488E · #9F6DB6 · #C0A0CF

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