#784a9d

Color #784a9d

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 13.74 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#784a9d

RGB

rgb(120, 74, 157)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 35.9%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 52.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 52.9%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(40.12, 35.76, -37.88)

LCH

lch(40.12, 52.09, 313.35)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.1345, 307.84)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 29%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f9d4a

Analogous

#4f4a9d

#784a9d

#9d4a98

Triadic

#784a9d

#9d784a

#4a9d78

Split-complementary

#784a9d

#989d4a

#4a9d4f

Tetradic

#784a9d

#9d4a6f

#6f9d4a

#4a9d78

Square

#784a9d

#9d4f4a

#6f9d4a

#4a989d

Shades

Color #784a9d mixed toward black.

#643e83

#503169

#3c254e

#281934

#140c1a

Tints

Color #784a9d mixed toward white.

#8f61b4

#a681c3

#bca0d2

#d2c0e1

#e9dff0

Tones

Color #784a9d mixed toward gray.

#775196

#77588f

#765f88

#756681

#746d7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.26:1

White text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67678e · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#6a6d8b · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#76817e · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 24.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #784a9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#784a9d]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#784a9d (#784a9d) is rgb(120, 74, 157) in RGB.

No, #784a9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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