#784AA9#784AA9

#784AA9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.149 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#784AA9
RGB	rgb(120, 74, 169)
HSL	hsl(269, 39%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(269, 56%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(29%, 56.2%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 38.72, -43.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 58.55, 311.40°)
OKLab	oklab(50.62% 0.0832 -0.1239)
OKLCH	oklch(50.62% 0.149 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3544, 11.7553, 38.8831)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#784AA9 #7BA94A

analogous

#4A4BA9 #784AA9 #A84AA9

triadic

#784AA9 #A9784A #4AA978

tetradic

#784AA9 #A94A4B #7BA94A #4AA9A8

square

#784AA9 #A94A4B #7BA94A #4AA9A8

split-complementary

#784AA9 #A9A84A #4BA94A

monochromatic

#3C2554 #5A377E #784AA9 #9770C0 #B69AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#784AA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#784AA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784AA9

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##784AA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##784AA9	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265FAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3660A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F5C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #784aa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 74, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.149 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27ec3',
    500: '#784aa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #784aa9;
$custom-light: #a27ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#784aa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.053,
    "s": 39.095,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50618,
    "c": 0.14923,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#784AA9

secondary

#A8BF8F

accent

#CF5996

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#0F0A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #784AA9

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

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