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#784FA8

#784fa8 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#784fa8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 30.98% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.57% cyan, 52.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 267.64°, with 36.03% saturation and 48.43% 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 0.6.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1241

Complementary

  1. #784fa8
  2. #7fa84f

Split complementary

  1. #784fa8
  2. #a8a44f
  3. #53a84f

Analogous

  1. #4f53a8
  2. #784fa8
  3. #a44fa8

Triadic

  1. #784fa8
  2. #a8784f
  3. #4fa878

Tetradic

  1. #784fa8
  2. #a84f7f
  3. #7fa84f
  4. #4fa878

Square

  1. #784fa8
  2. #a84f53
  3. #7fa84f
  4. #4fa8a4

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1e40
  2. #533774
  3. #784fa8
  4. #9f80c3
  5. #c6b4dc

Shades

#784fa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #784fa8
  2. #6c4797
  3. #603f86
  4. #543776
  5. #482f65
  6. #3c2854
  7. #302043
  8. #241832
  9. #181022
  10. #0c0811
  11. #000000

Tints

#784fa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #784fa8
  2. #8661b1
  3. #9372b9
  4. #a184c2
  5. #ae95cb
  6. #bca7d4
  7. #c9b9dc
  8. #d7cae5
  9. #e4dcee
  10. #f2edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#784fa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #784fa8
  2. #7954a4
  3. #7a59a0
  4. #7a5e9c
  5. #7b6398
  6. #7c6894
  7. #7d6c90
  8. #7e718c
  9. #7e7688
  10. #7f7b84
  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 #6c5b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3162ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d63a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f6074 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #565baa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a5ba7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #73598c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-784fa8 {
  color: #784fa8;
}
Background
.bg-784fa8 {
  background-color: #784fa8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-784fa8 {
  border: 2px solid #784fa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #784fa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 79 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 36% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-784fa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #784fa8, #a44fa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-784fa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 79 168 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 0.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.19 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.02 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.88 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.21 #87b057 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#784fa8  rgb(120, 79, 168)  hsl(268, 36%, 48%)  Royal Purple
#7fa84f  rgb(127, 168, 79)  hsl(88, 36%, 48%)  Asparagus
#a8784f  rgb(168, 120, 79)  hsl(28, 36%, 48%)  Cafe au Lait
#4fa878  rgb(79, 168, 120)  hsl(148, 36%, 48%)  Mint