#785CA5#785CA5

#785CA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.114 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#785CA5
RGB	rgb(120, 92, 165)
HSL	hsl(263, 29%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(263, 44%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 44.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 27.19, -35.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 44.57, 307.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% 0.0577 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.114 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3629, 14.3639, 37.3951)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#785CA5 #89A55C

analogous

#5C64A5 #785CA5 #9D5CA5

triadic

#785CA5 #A5785C #5CA578

tetradic

#785CA5 #A55C64 #89A55C #5CA59D

square

#785CA5 #A55C64 #89A55C #5CA59D

split-complementary

#785CA5 #A59D5C #64A55C

monochromatic

#3F3057 #5B467E #785CA5 #9983BB #B9ABD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#785CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#785CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #785CA5

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##785CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##785CA5	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486AA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E69A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F6978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #785ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 92, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.114 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a18ac0',
    500: '#785ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #785ca5;
$custom-light: #a18ac0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#785ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.014,
    "s": 28.854,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53469,
    "c": 0.11439,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#785CA5

secondary

#B2BF9E

accent

#C5639F

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F3F0F7

border

#CDCBD0

text

#0F0C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #785CA5

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

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