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#784BB4

#784bb4 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#784bb4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 29.41% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 265.71°, with 41.18% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 2.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1232

Complementary

  1. #784bb4
  2. #87b44b

Split complementary

  1. #784bb4
  2. #b4ac4b
  3. #53b44b

Analogous

  1. #4b53b4
  2. #784bb4
  3. #ac4bb4

Triadic

  1. #784bb4
  2. #b4784b
  3. #4bb478

Tetradic

  1. #784bb4
  2. #b44b87
  3. #87b44b
  4. #4bb478

Square

  1. #784bb4
  2. #b44b53
  3. #87b44b
  4. #4bb4ac

Monochromatic

  1. #301e48
  2. #54347e
  3. #784bb4
  4. #a081cb
  5. #c9b7e1

Shades

#784bb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #784bb4
  2. #6c44a2
  3. #603c90
  4. #54357e
  5. #482d6c
  6. #3c265a
  7. #301e48
  8. #241736
  9. #180f24
  10. #0c0812
  11. #000000

Tints

#784bb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #784bb4
  2. #865dbc
  3. #936fc3
  4. #a181cb
  5. #ae93d2
  6. #bca5da
  7. #c9b7e1
  8. #d7c9e9
  9. #e4dbf0
  10. #f2edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#784bb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #784bb4
  2. #7950af
  3. #7a56aa
  4. #7a5ba4
  5. #7b609f
  6. #7c669a
  7. #7d6b95
  8. #7e7090
  9. #7e758a
  10. #7f7b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c5a8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1862b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c62b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c6078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #505ab6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #555ab3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #715994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-784bb4 {
  color: #784bb4;
}
Background
.bg-784bb4 {
  background-color: #784bb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-784bb4 {
  border: 2px solid #784bb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #784bb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 75 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 41% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-784bb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #784bb4, #ac4bb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-784bb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 75 180 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 2.75 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.89 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.34 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.49 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.86 #87b44b Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#784bb4  rgb(120, 75, 180)  hsl(266, 41%, 50%)  Royal Purple
#87b44b  rgb(135, 180, 75)  hsl(86, 41%, 50%)  Olivine
#b4784b  rgb(180, 120, 75)  hsl(26, 41%, 50%)  Copper
#4bb478  rgb(75, 180, 120)  hsl(146, 41%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green