#781CCE Color

#781CCE is rgb(120, 28, 206) in RGB, hsl(271, 76%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 86%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#781CCE

HEX#781CCE

RGBrgb(120, 28, 206)

HSLhsl(271, 76%, 46%)

HSVhsv(271, 86%, 81%)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 86%, 0%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.24 300)

LABlab(35.50% 60.91 -73.93)

LCHlch(35.50% 95.79 309.48)

What #781CCE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #781CCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 4.71 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 6.41 French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.72 Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.43 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.94 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.22

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#781CCE Channel Values

How #781CCE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 120 · G 28 · B 206	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 271° · S 76% · L 46%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 271° · S 86% · V 81%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 42% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 19%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.35:1 vs white · 2.86:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #781CCE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #781CCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #781CCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #781CCE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #781CCE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#781CCE

Protanopia#3A3ACE

Protanomaly#5930CE

Deuteranopia#4B4BCD

Deuteranomaly#603DCE

Tritanopia#5D5454

Tritanomaly#694495

Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #781CCE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-781cce: #781CCE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #781CCE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-781cce': '#781CCE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.110, blue: 0.808)

Android XML<color name="color_781cce">#781CCE</color>

SVG fillfill="#781CCE"

More Purple Colors

#781CCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

784bd2 722598 7851a9 7008e7 79258e 6f2da8 7a3db8 6f00ff 7f01fe 6e11b0 7f22fe 6e00c0 8a2be2 9932cc a600ff b57edc c488e2 d0a1e8 e5c2ff fdf8ff 2f0d68 4000ff 5218fa 660099

#781CCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #781CCE?

#781CCE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(120, 28, 206) in RGB and hsl(271, 76%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #781CCE?

#781CCE is rgb(120, 28, 206) — red 120, green 28, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #781CCE?

#781CCE converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 86%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #781CCE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #781CCE scores 7.35:1 against white and 2.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #781CCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #781CCE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 6.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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