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#784CB3

#784cb3 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#784cb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.96% cyan, 57.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 265.63°, with 40.39% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 2.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1242

Complementary

  1. #784cb3
  2. #87b34c

Split complementary

  1. #784cb3
  2. #b3ab4c
  3. #54b34c

Analogous

  1. #4c54b3
  2. #784cb3
  3. #ab4cb3

Triadic

  1. #784cb3
  2. #b3784c
  3. #4cb378

Tetradic

  1. #784cb3
  2. #b34c87
  3. #87b34c
  4. #4cb378

Square

  1. #784cb3
  2. #b34c54
  3. #87b34c
  4. #4cb3ab

Monochromatic

  1. #301e48
  2. #54357d
  3. #784cb3
  4. #a082ca
  5. #c9b7e1

Shades

#784cb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #784cb3
  2. #6c44a1
  3. #603d8f
  4. #54357d
  5. #482e6b
  6. #3c265a
  7. #301e48
  8. #241736
  9. #180f24
  10. #0c0812
  11. #000000

Tints

#784cb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #784cb3
  2. #865ebb
  3. #9370c2
  4. #a182ca
  5. #ae94d1
  6. #bca6d9
  7. #c9b7e1
  8. #d7c9e8
  9. #e4dbf0
  10. #f2edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#784cb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #784cb3
  2. #7951ae
  3. #7a56a9
  4. #7a5ca4
  5. #7b619f
  6. #7c669a
  7. #7d6b94
  8. #7e708f
  9. #7e768a
  10. #7f7b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c5a8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d62b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f62b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c6178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515ab5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #565ab2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #715993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-784cb3 {
  color: #784cb3;
}
Background
.bg-784cb3 {
  background-color: #784cb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-784cb3 {
  border: 2px solid #784cb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #784cb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 76 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 40% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-784cb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #784cb3, #ab4cb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-784cb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 76 179 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 2.43 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.94 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.76 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.78 #87b34c Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#784cb3  rgb(120, 76, 179)  hsl(266, 40%, 50%)  Royal Purple
#87b34c  rgb(135, 179, 76)  hsl(86, 40%, 50%)  Olivine
#b3784c  rgb(179, 120, 76)  hsl(26, 40%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#4cb378  rgb(76, 179, 120)  hsl(146, 40%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green