#784BA5#784BA5

#784BA5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.143 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#784BA5
RGB	rgb(120, 75, 165)
HSL	hsl(270, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(270, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 54.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, 37.16, -41.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 55.76, 311.79°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.0817 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.143 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.0519, 11.7419, 36.9581)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#784BA5 #78A54B

analogous

#4B4BA5 #784BA5 #A54BA5

triadic

#784BA5 #A5784B #4BA578

tetradic

#784BA5 #A54B4B #78A54B #4BA5A5

square

#784BA5 #A54B4B #78A54B #4BA5A5

split-complementary

#784BA5 #A5A54B #4BA54B

monochromatic

#3B2551 #59387B #784BA5 #976FBE #B59AD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#784BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#784BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784BA5

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##784BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##784BA5	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)

#2C5FA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B60A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #784ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 75, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.143 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27fc0',
    500: '#784ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #784ba5;
$custom-light: #a27fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#784ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50526,
    "c": 0.1427,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#784BA5

secondary

#A6BD8F

accent

#CD5A94

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EEF7

border

#CEC9D0

text

#0F0A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #784BA5

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

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