#785E8A#785E8A

#785E8A is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.074 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#785E8A
RGB	rgb(120, 94, 138)
HSL	hsl(275, 19%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(275, 32%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 31.9%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.99, 19.40, -20.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.99, 28.15, 313.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% 0.0484 -0.0559)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.074 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.3351, 13.8337, 25.8495)
Luminance	0.1383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#785E8A #708A5E

analogous

#625E8A #785E8A #8A5E86

triadic

#785E8A #8A785E #5E8A78

tetradic

#785E8A #8A625E #708A5E #5E868A

square

#785E8A #8A625E #708A5E #5E868A

split-complementary

#785E8A #868A5E #5E8A62

monochromatic

#392C41 #584566 #785E8A #967EA7 #B4A2C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#785E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#785E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #785E8A

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##785E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##785E8A	1.00	5.58	3.77	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57678C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6989

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76646E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #785e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 94, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.074 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f8cac',
    500: '#785e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #785e8a;
$custom-light: #9f8cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#785e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.455,
    "s": 18.966,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52483,
    "c": 0.07399,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#785E8A

secondary

#A0AE96

accent

#BC6C8D

background

#F9F8FA

surface

#F2F0F4

border

#CCCBCE

text

#0E0C10

muted

#7E7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #785E8A

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

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