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#784EC6

#784ec6 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#784ec6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 30.59% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.39% cyan, 60.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 261°, with 51.28% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.1352

Complementary

  1. #784ec6
  2. #9cc64e

Split complementary

  1. #784ec6
  2. #c6b44e
  3. #60c64e

Analogous

  1. #4e60c6
  2. #784ec6
  3. #b44ec6

Triadic

  1. #784ec6
  2. #c6784e
  3. #4ec678

Tetradic

  1. #784ec6
  2. #c64e9c
  3. #9cc64e
  4. #4ec678

Square

  1. #784ec6
  2. #c64e60
  3. #9cc64e
  4. #4ec6b4

Monochromatic

  1. #341e5d
  2. #543197
  3. #784ec6
  4. #a488d9
  5. #d0c2eb

Shades

#784ec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #784ec6
  2. #6c46b2
  3. #603e9e
  4. #54378b
  5. #482f77
  6. #3c2763
  7. #301f4f
  8. #24173b
  9. #181028
  10. #0c0814
  11. #000000

Tints

#784ec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #784ec6
  2. #8660cc
  3. #9371d1
  4. #a183d7
  5. #ae95dd
  6. #bca7e3
  7. #c9b8e8
  8. #d7caee
  9. #e4dcf4
  10. #f2edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#784ec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #784ec6
  2. #7953bf
  3. #7a58b8
  4. #7a5db1
  5. #7b62aa
  6. #7c67a3
  7. #7d6c9c
  8. #7e7195
  9. #7e768e
  10. #7f7b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e5e96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1165c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #656883 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b5ec8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f5dc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d5fa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-784ec6 {
  color: #784ec6;
}
Background
.bg-784ec6 {
  background-color: #784ec6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-784ec6 {
  border: 2px solid #784ec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #784ec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 78 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 51% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-784ec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #784ec6, #b44ec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-784ec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 78 198 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.74 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.42 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.95 #87b139 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#784ec6  rgb(120, 78, 198)  hsl(261, 51%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#9cc64e  rgb(156, 198, 78)  hsl(81, 51%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#c6784e  rgb(198, 120, 78)  hsl(21, 51%, 54%)  Raw Sienna
#4ec678  rgb(78, 198, 120)  hsl(141, 51%, 54%)  Emerald