#784EB8#784EB8

#784EB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.162 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#784EB8
RGB	rgb(120, 78, 184)
HSL	hsl(264, 43%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(264, 58%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 57.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.62, 40.31, -49.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.62, 64.15, 308.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.0783 -0.1414)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.162 299)
XYZ	xyz(19.1197, 12.9023, 46.8212)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#784EB8 #8EB84E

analogous

#4E59B8 #784EB8 #AD4EB8

triadic

#784EB8 #B8784E #4EB878

tetradic

#784EB8 #B84E59 #8EB84E #4EB8AD

square

#784EB8 #B84E59 #8EB84E #4EB8AD

split-complementary

#784EB8 #B8AD4E #59B84E

monochromatic

#402864 #5B398F #784EB8 #997ACA #BBA5DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#784EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#784EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784EB8

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##784EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##784EB8	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A65BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C64B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A647B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #784eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 78, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.162 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a381ce',
    500: '#784eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #784eb8;
$custom-light: #a381ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#784eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.774,
    "s": 42.742,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52234,
    "c": 0.16166,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.12903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#784EB8

secondary

#B6C89A

accent

#D355A1

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF9

border

#CECAD2

text

#0F0A14

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #784EB8

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

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