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#784FC9

#784fc9 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#784fc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.3% cyan, 60.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 260.16°, with 53.04% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.138

Complementary

  1. #784fc9
  2. #a0c94f

Split complementary

  1. #784fc9
  2. #c9b54f
  3. #63c94f

Analogous

  1. #4f63c9
  2. #784fc9
  3. #b54fc9

Triadic

  1. #784fc9
  2. #c9784f
  3. #4fc978

Tetradic

  1. #784fc9
  2. #c94fa0
  3. #a0c94f
  4. #4fc978

Square

  1. #784fc9
  2. #c94f63
  3. #a0c94f
  4. #4fc9b5

Monochromatic

  1. #341e61
  2. #54309c
  3. #784fc9
  4. #a58adb
  5. #d2c4ed

Shades

#784fc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #784fc9
  2. #6c47b5
  3. #603fa1
  4. #54378d
  5. #482f79
  6. #3c2865
  7. #302050
  8. #24183c
  9. #181028
  10. #0c0814
  11. #000000

Tints

#784fc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #784fc9
  2. #8661ce
  3. #9372d4
  4. #a184d9
  5. #ae95df
  6. #bca7e4
  7. #c9b9e9
  8. #d7caef
  9. #e4dcf4
  10. #f2edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#784fc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #784fc9
  2. #7954c2
  3. #7a59ba
  4. #7a5eb3
  5. #7b63ac
  6. #7c68a5
  7. #7d6c9d
  8. #7e7196
  9. #7e768f
  10. #7f7b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f5f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0a66c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #636a84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b60cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e5ec7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c60a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-784fc9 {
  color: #784fc9;
}
Background
.bg-784fc9 {
  background-color: #784fc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-784fc9 {
  border: 2px solid #784fc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #784fc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 79 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 53% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-784fc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #784fc9, #b54fc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-784fc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 79 201 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.38 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.06 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.41 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.55 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.56 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.14 #87b036 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#784fc9  rgb(120, 79, 201)  hsl(260, 53%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#a0c94f  rgb(160, 201, 79)  hsl(80, 53%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#c9784f  rgb(201, 120, 79)  hsl(20, 53%, 55%)  Raw Sienna
#4fc978  rgb(79, 201, 120)  hsl(140, 53%, 55%)  Emerald