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#784D8A

#784d8a ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#784d8a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 30.2% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 44.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 282.3°, with 28.37% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 6.08.

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Relative luminance0.1114

Complementary

  1. #784d8a
  2. #5f8a4d

Split complementary

  1. #784d8a
  2. #7e8a4d
  3. #4d8a5a

Analogous

  1. #5a4d8a
  2. #784d8a
  3. #8a4d7e

Triadic

  1. #784d8a
  2. #8a784d
  3. #4d8a78

Tetradic

  1. #784d8a
  2. #8a4d5f
  3. #5f8a4d
  4. #4d8a78

Square

  1. #784d8a
  2. #8a5a4d
  3. #5f8a4d
  4. #4d7e8a

Monochromatic

  1. #231628
  2. #4d3259
  3. #784d8a
  4. #9e73b1
  5. #c0a4cc

Shades

#784d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #784d8a
  2. #6c457c
  3. #603e6e
  4. #543661
  5. #482e53
  6. #3c2745
  7. #301f37
  8. #241729
  9. #180f1c
  10. #0c080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#784d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #784d8a
  2. #865f96
  3. #9371a1
  4. #a182ad
  5. #ae94b9
  6. #bca6c5
  7. #c9b8d0
  8. #d7cadc
  9. #e4dbe8
  10. #f2edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#784d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #784d8a
  2. #795289
  3. #7a5788
  4. #7a5c87
  5. #7b6186
  6. #7c6785
  7. #7d6c84
  8. #7e7183
  9. #7e7682
  10. #7f7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #695872 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #425b8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d5f88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #775565 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c568b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #615889 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #775275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-784d8a {
  color: #784d8a;
}
Background
.bg-784d8a {
  background-color: #784d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-784d8a {
  border: 2px solid #784d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #784d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 77 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 28% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-784d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #784d8a, #8a4d7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-784d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 77 138 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.08 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.71 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.64 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.41 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.79 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.96 #87b275 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#784d8a  rgb(120, 77, 138)  hsl(282, 28%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#5f8a4d  rgb(95, 138, 77)  hsl(102, 28%, 42%)  Fern Green
#8a784d  rgb(138, 120, 77)  hsl(42, 28%, 42%)  Raw Umber
#4d8a78  rgb(77, 138, 120)  hsl(162, 28%, 42%)  Viridian