#784EB4#784EB4

#784EB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.157 H 300.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#784EB4
RGB	rgb(120, 78, 180)
HSL	hsl(265, 40%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(265, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 56.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, 39.27, -47.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 61.98, 309.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% 0.0783 -0.1357)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.157 300)
XYZ	xyz(18.7064, 12.7370, 44.6441)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#784EB4 #8AB44E

analogous

#4E57B4 #784EB4 #AB4EB4

triadic

#784EB4 #B4784E #4EB478

tetradic

#784EB4 #B44E57 #8AB44E #4EB4AB

square

#784EB4 #B44E57 #8AB44E #4EB4AB

split-complementary

#784EB4 #B4AB4E #57B44E

monochromatic

#3F285F #5B3B8A #784EB4 #9979C6 #BAA4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#784EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#784EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784EB4

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##784EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##784EB4	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2164B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3163B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #784eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 78, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.157 300.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a281cb',
    500: '#784eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #784eb4;
$custom-light: #a281cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#784eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.706,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51968,
    "c": 0.15667,
    "h": 300
  },
  "luminance": 0.12737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#784EB4

secondary

#B3C698

accent

#D0579F

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF8

border

#CECAD1

text

#0F0A13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #784EB4

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

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