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#78669C

#78669c ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#78669c is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 40% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 34.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 21.43% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 8.33.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.159

Complementary

  1. #78669c
  2. #8a9c66

Split complementary

  1. #78669c
  2. #9c9366
  3. #6f9c66

Analogous

  1. #666f9c
  2. #78669c
  3. #93669c

Triadic

  1. #78669c
  2. #9c7866
  3. #669c78

Tetradic

  1. #78669c
  2. #9c668a
  3. #8a9c66
  4. #669c78

Square

  1. #78669c
  2. #9c666f
  3. #8a9c66
  4. #669c93

Monochromatic

  1. #312940
  2. #54476e
  3. #78669c
  4. #a194ba
  5. #cac3d8

Shades

#78669c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78669c
  2. #6c5c8c
  3. #60527d
  4. #54476d
  5. #483d5e
  6. #3c334e
  7. #30293e
  8. #241f2f
  9. #18141f
  10. #0c0a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#78669c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78669c
  2. #8675a6
  3. #9385b0
  4. #a194ba
  5. #aea3c4
  6. #bcb3ce
  7. #c9c2d7
  8. #d7d1e1
  9. #e4e0eb
  10. #f2f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78669c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78669c
  2. #796999
  3. #7a6b96
  4. #7a6e94
  5. #7b7091
  6. #7c738e
  7. #7d768b
  8. #7e7888
  9. #7e7b86
  10. #7f7d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #736c83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #596f9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6f9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #716f7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676c9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686b9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #746b89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78669c {
  color: #78669c;
}
Background
.bg-78669c {
  background-color: #78669c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-78669c {
  border: 2px solid #78669c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78669c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 102 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 21% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78669c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78669c, #93669c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78669c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 102 156 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.33 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.90 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.26 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.60 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.99 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.32 #879963 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#78669c  rgb(120, 102, 156)  hsl(260, 21%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#8a9c66  rgb(138, 156, 102)  hsl(80, 21%, 51%)  Moss Green
#9c7866  rgb(156, 120, 102)  hsl(20, 21%, 51%)  Beaver
#669c78  rgb(102, 156, 120)  hsl(140, 21%, 51%)  Jungle Green