#785BB5#785BB5

#785BB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.138 H 296.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#785BB5
RGB	rgb(120, 91, 181)
HSL	hsl(259, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 50%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 49.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 31.98, -43.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 54.18, 306.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.22% 0.0612 -0.1233)
OKLCH	oklch(54.22% 0.138 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.8252, 14.8112, 45.5214)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#785BB5 #98B55B

analogous

#5B6BB5 #785BB5 #A55BB5

triadic

#785BB5 #B5785B #5BB578

tetradic

#785BB5 #B55B6B #98B55B #5BB5A5

square

#785BB5 #B55B6B #98B55B #5BB5A5

split-complementary

#785BB5 #B5A55B #6BB55B

monochromatic

#412F67 #5B4291 #785BB5 #9B85C8 #BDAFDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#785BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#785BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #785BB5

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##785BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##785BB5	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B6CB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A6C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #785bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 91, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.138 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a28acc',
    500: '#785bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #785bb5;
$custom-light: #a28acc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#785bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.333,
    "s": 37.815,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54219,
    "c": 0.13768,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#785BB5

secondary

#BDC9A3

accent

#CE5AA8

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#0F0C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #785BB5

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

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