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#782BBF Color

#782BBF is rgb(120, 43, 191) in RGB, hsl(271, 63%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 77%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#782BBF
HEX#782BBF
RGBrgb(120, 43, 191)
HSLhsl(271, 63%, 46%)
HSVhsv(271, 77%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 77%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.214 302.4)
LABlab(36.12% 53.36 -64.19)
LCHlch(36.12% 83.47 309.74)

What #782BBF 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 #782BBF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#782BBF Channel Values

How #782BBF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 120 · G 43 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 63% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 77% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.25:1 vs white · 2.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #782BBF 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 text7.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #782BBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #782BBF; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #782BBF

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #782BBF.

How #782BBF 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#782BBF
Protanopia#4141BF
Protanomaly#5C39BF
Deuteranopia#4F4FBE
Deuteranomaly#6243BF
Tritanopia#635353
Tritanomaly#6C468C
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #782BBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-782bbf: #782BBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #782BBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-782bbf': '#782BBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.169, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_782bbf">#782BBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#782BBF"

More Purple Colors

#782BBF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#782BBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #782BBF?

#782BBF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(120, 43, 191) in RGB and hsl(271, 63%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.04.

What is the RGB value of #782BBF?

#782BBF is rgb(120, 43, 191) — red 120, green 43, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #782BBF?

#782BBF converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 77%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #782BBF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #782BBF scores 7.25:1 against white and 2.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #782BBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #782BBF 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 10.04, which is visibly different.

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