#784EB9#784EB9

#784EB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.163 H 298.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#784EB9
RGB	rgb(120, 78, 185)
HSL	hsl(264, 43%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(264, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 57.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 40.57, -50.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 64.69, 308.85°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.0783 -0.1428)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.163 298.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.2249, 12.9444, 47.3752)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#784EB9 #8FB94E

analogous

#4E5AB9 #784EB9 #AE4EB9

triadic

#784EB9 #B9784E #4EB978

tetradic

#784EB9 #B94E5A #8FB94E #4EB9AE

square

#784EB9 #B94E5A #8FB94E #4EB9AE

split-complementary

#784EB9 #B9AE4E #5AB94E

monochromatic

#402865 #5C3991 #784EB9 #997ACA #BBA6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#784EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#784EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784EB9

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##784EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##784EB9	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1865BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B64B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A647C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #784eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 78, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.163 298.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a381cf',
    500: '#784eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #784eb9;
$custom-light: #a381cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#784eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.551,
    "s": 43.32,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52301,
    "c": 0.1629,
    "h": 298.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#784EB9

secondary

#B6C99A

accent

#D355A1

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF9

border

#CECAD2

text

#0F0A14

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #784EB9

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

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