#784AA0#784AA0

#784AA0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.138 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#784AA0
RGB	rgb(120, 74, 160)
HSL	hsl(272, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(272, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 53.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, 36.49, -39.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 53.71, 312.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% 0.0827 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.138 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.5384, 11.4289, 34.5856)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#784AA0 #72A04A

analogous

#4D4AA0 #784AA0 #A04A9D

triadic

#784AA0 #A0784A #4AA078

tetradic

#784AA0 #A04D4A #72A04A #4A9DA0

square

#784AA0 #A04D4A #72A04A #4A9DA0

split-complementary

#784AA0 #9DA04A #4AA04D

monochromatic

#39234C #593776 #784AA0 #966CBB #B496CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#784AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#784AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784AA0

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##784AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##784AA0	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5DA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5F9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72596E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #784aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 74, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.138 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17ebc',
    500: '#784aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #784aa0;
$custom-light: #a17ebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#784aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.093,
    "s": 36.752,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50055,
    "c": 0.13817,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#784AA0

secondary

#A1BB8B

accent

#CD5B90

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EEF6

border

#CEC9D0

text

#0F0A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #784AA0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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