#784EB6#784EB6

#784EB6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.159 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#784EB6
RGB	rgb(120, 78, 182)
HSL	hsl(264, 42%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(264, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 57.1%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 39.79, -48.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 63.06, 309.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.1% 0.0783 -0.1386)
OKLCH	oklch(52.1% 0.159 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9116, 12.8191, 45.7249)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#784EB6 #8CB64E

analogous

#4E58B6 #784EB6 #AC4EB6

triadic

#784EB6 #B6784E #4EB678

tetradic

#784EB6 #B64E58 #8CB64E #4EB6AC

square

#784EB6 #B64E58 #8CB64E #4EB6AC

split-complementary

#784EB6 #B6AC4E #58B64E

monochromatic

#3F2861 #5B3A8D #784EB6 #9979C8 #BAA5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#784EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#784EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784EB6

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##784EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##784EB6	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E64B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F63B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B637A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #784eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 78, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.159 299.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a381cc',
    500: '#784eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #784eb6;
$custom-light: #a381cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#784eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.231,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.521,
    "c": 0.15916,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#784EB6

secondary

#B4C799

accent

#D156A0

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF9

border

#CECAD2

text

#0F0A13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #784EB6

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

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