#784e8a

Color #784e8a

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.31 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#784e8a

RGB

rgb(120, 78, 138)

HSL

hsl(282, 27.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 43.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 43.5%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(40.04, 28.98, -26.53)

LCH

lch(40.04, 39.29, 317.53)

OKLCH

oklch(49.5%, 0.104, 315.19)

HWB

hwb(282, 30.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#608a4e

Analogous

#5a4e8a

#784e8a

#8a4e7e

Triadic

#784e8a

#8a784e

#4e8a78

Split-complementary

#784e8a

#7e8a4e

#4e8a5a

Tetradic

#784e8a

#8a4e60

#608a4e

#4e8a78

Square

#784e8a

#8a5a4e

#608a4e

#4e7e8a

Shades

Color #784e8a mixed toward black.

#644173

#50345c

#3c2745

#281a2e

#140d17

Tints

Color #784e8a mixed toward white.

#9263a7

#a882b8

#bea1ca

#d3c0dc

#e9e0ed

Tones

Color #784e8a mixed toward gray.

#765385

#745880

#725d7b

#706276

#6e6771

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.26:1

White text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68687f · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#6b6d7c · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#767572 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #784e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#784e8a]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#784e8a (#784e8a) is rgb(120, 78, 138) in RGB.

No, #784e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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