#784AA5#784AA5

#784AA5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.144 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#784AA5
RGB	rgb(120, 74, 165)
HSL	hsl(270, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(270, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 55.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, 37.73, -41.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 56.40, 311.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.37% 0.0831 -0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(50.37% 0.144 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.9846, 11.6073, 36.9357)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#784AA5 #77A54A

analogous

#4B4AA5 #784AA5 #A54AA5

triadic

#784AA5 #A5784A #4AA578

tetradic

#784AA5 #A54B4A #77A54A #4AA5A5

square

#784AA5 #A54B4A #77A54A #4AA5A5

split-complementary

#784AA5 #A5A54A #4AA54B

monochromatic

#3B2450 #59377B #784AA5 #976EBE #B598D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#784AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#784AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784AA5

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##784AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##784AA5	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A5EA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A60A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #784aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 74, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.144 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27ec0',
    500: '#784aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #784aa5;
$custom-light: #a27ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#784aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.33,
    "s": 38.075,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50365,
    "c": 0.14432,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#784AA5

secondary

#A5BD8E

accent

#CE5A93

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EEF7

border

#CEC9D0

text

#0F0A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #784AA5

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

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