#784d9d

Color #784d9d

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.81 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#784d9d

RGB

rgb(120, 77, 157)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 34.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 51%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 51%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(40.79, 34.04, -36.82)

LCH

lch(40.79, 50.14, 312.75)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.1294, 307.18)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 30.2%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#729d4d

Analogous

#504d9d

#784d9d

#9d4d9a

Triadic

#784d9d

#9d784d

#4d9d78

Split-complementary

#784d9d

#9a9d4d

#4d9d50

Tetradic

#784d9d

#9d4d72

#729d4d

#4d9d78

Square

#784d9d

#9d504d

#729d4d

#4d9a9d

Shades

Color #784d9d mixed toward black.

#644083

#503369

#3c274f

#281a34

#140d1a

Tints

Color #784d9d mixed toward white.

#8f65b3

#a584c2

#bca2d2

#d2c1e1

#e9e0f0

Tones

Color #784d9d mixed toward gray.

#785496

#775a90

#776189

#766882

#766e7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.35:1

White text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68688f · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#6a6d8b · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#76827f · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 24.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #784d9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#784d9d]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#784d9d (#784d9d) is rgb(120, 77, 157) in RGB.

No, #784d9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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