#784EB3#784EB3

#784EB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.155 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#784EB3
RGB	rgb(120, 78, 179)
HSL	hsl(265, 40%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(265, 56%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 56.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.30, 39.01, -47.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.30, 61.44, 309.42°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.0783 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.155 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.6049, 12.6964, 44.1096)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#784EB3 #89B34E

analogous

#4E57B3 #784EB3 #AA4EB3

triadic

#784EB3 #B3784E #4EB378

tetradic

#784EB3 #B34E57 #89B34E #4EB3AA

square

#784EB3 #B34E57 #89B34E #4EB3AA

split-complementary

#784EB3 #B3AA4E #57B34E

monochromatic

#3F285E #5B3B89 #784EB3 #9979C5 #B9A4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#784EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#784EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784EB3

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##784EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##784EB3	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2364B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3263B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C6279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #784eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 78, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.155 300.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a281ca',
    500: '#784eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #784eb3;
$custom-light: #a281ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#784eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.95,
    "s": 39.921,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51903,
    "c": 0.15541,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#784EB3

secondary

#B2C598

accent

#D0589E

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF8

border

#CECAD1

text

#0F0A13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #784EB3

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

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