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#784CB0

#784cb0 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#784cb0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 29.8% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.82% cyan, 56.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 266.4°, with 39.68% saturation and 49.41% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 2.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.123

Complementary

  1. #784cb0
  2. #84b04c

Split complementary

  1. #784cb0
  2. #b0aa4c
  3. #52b04c

Analogous

  1. #4c52b0
  2. #784cb0
  3. #aa4cb0

Triadic

  1. #784cb0
  2. #b0784c
  3. #4cb078

Tetradic

  1. #784cb0
  2. #b04c84
  3. #84b04c
  4. #4cb078

Square

  1. #784cb0
  2. #b04c52
  3. #84b04c
  4. #4cb0aa

Monochromatic

  1. #2f1e45
  2. #54357b
  3. #784cb0
  4. #a080c8
  5. #c8b6df

Shades

#784cb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #784cb0
  2. #6c449e
  3. #603d8d
  4. #54357b
  5. #482e6a
  6. #3c2658
  7. #301e46
  8. #241735
  9. #180f23
  10. #0c0812
  11. #000000

Tints

#784cb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #784cb0
  2. #865eb8
  3. #9370c0
  4. #a182c8
  5. #ae94d0
  6. #bca6d8
  7. #c9b7df
  8. #d7c9e7
  9. #e4dbef
  10. #f2edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#784cb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #784cb0
  2. #7951ab
  3. #7a56a6
  4. #7a5ca2
  5. #7b619d
  6. #7c6698
  7. #7d6b93
  8. #7e708e
  9. #7e768a
  10. #7f7b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c5a88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2262b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3262ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d6076 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #525ab2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #575aaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #725991 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-784cb0 {
  color: #784cb0;
}
Background
.bg-784cb0 {
  background-color: #784cb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-784cb0 {
  border: 2px solid #784cb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #784cb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 76 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 40% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-784cb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #784cb0, #aa4cb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-784cb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 76 176 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 2.04 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.85 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.59 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.73 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.00 #87b34f Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#784cb0  rgb(120, 76, 176)  hsl(266, 40%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#84b04c  rgb(132, 176, 76)  hsl(86, 40%, 49%)  Olivine
#b0784c  rgb(176, 120, 76)  hsl(26, 40%, 49%)  Cafe au Lait
#4cb078  rgb(76, 176, 120)  hsl(146, 40%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green