#784AA8#784AA8

#784AA8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.148 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#784AA8
RGB	rgb(120, 74, 168)
HSL	hsl(269, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(269, 56%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 56%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 38.47, -43.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 58.02, 311.54°)
OKLab	oklab(50.56% 0.0832 -0.1224)
OKLCH	oklch(50.56% 0.148 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.2608, 11.7178, 38.3906)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#784AA8 #7AA84A

analogous

#4A4BA8 #784AA8 #A74AA8

triadic

#784AA8 #A8784A #4AA878

tetradic

#784AA8 #A84A4B #7AA84A #4AA8A7

square

#784AA8 #A84A4B #7AA84A #4AA8A7

split-complementary

#784AA8 #A8A74A #4BA84A

monochromatic

#3B2553 #5A377E #784AA8 #976FC0 #B69AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#784AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#784AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784AA8

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##784AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##784AA8	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275FAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3760A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #784aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 74, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.148 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27ec2',
    500: '#784aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #784aa8;
$custom-light: #a27ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#784aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.362,
    "s": 38.843,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50555,
    "c": 0.14801,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#784AA8

secondary

#A7BF8F

accent

#CF5995

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#0F0A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #784AA8

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

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