#784EB5#784EB5

#784EB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.158 H 299.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#784EB5
RGB	rgb(120, 78, 181)
HSL	hsl(264, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(264, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 56.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, 39.53, -48.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 62.52, 309.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.0783 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.158 299.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8086, 12.7779, 45.1826)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#784EB5 #8BB54E

analogous

#4E57B5 #784EB5 #AB4EB5

triadic

#784EB5 #B5784E #4EB578

tetradic

#784EB5 #B54E57 #8BB54E #4EB5AB

square

#784EB5 #B54E57 #8BB54E #4EB5AB

split-complementary

#784EB5 #B5AB4E #57B54E

monochromatic

#3F2860 #5B3A8B #784EB5 #9979C7 #BAA4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#784EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#784EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784EB5

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##784EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##784EB5	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2064B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3063B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B637A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #784eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 78, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.158 299.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a381cc',
    500: '#784eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #784eb5;
$custom-light: #a381cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#784eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.466,
    "s": 41.036,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52034,
    "c": 0.15792,
    "h": 299.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#784EB5

secondary

#B4C699

accent

#D1579F

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF9

border

#CECAD2

text

#0F0A13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #784EB5

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

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