#784EA5#784EA5

#784EA5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.138 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#784EA5
RGB	rgb(120, 78, 165)
HSL	hsl(269, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(269, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 52.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 35.44, -40.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 53.83, 311.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.0776 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.138 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.2602, 12.1585, 37.0275)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#784EA5 #7BA54E

analogous

#4E4FA5 #784EA5 #A34EA5

triadic

#784EA5 #A5784E #4EA578

tetradic

#784EA5 #A54E4F #7BA54E #4EA5A3

square

#784EA5 #A54E4F #7BA54E #4EA5A3

split-complementary

#784EA5 #A5A34E #4FA54E

monochromatic

#3C2752 #5A3A7B #784EA5 #9773BD #B69DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#784EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#784EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784EA5

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##784EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##784EA5	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3261A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E62A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #784ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 78, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.138 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a181c0',
    500: '#784ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #784ea5;
$custom-light: #a181c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#784ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.966,
    "s": 35.802,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51016,
    "c": 0.13782,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#784EA5

secondary

#A8BD91

accent

#CC5C96

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EEF7

border

#CEC9D0

text

#0F0A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #784EA5

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

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