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#782FC1 Color

#782FC1 is rgb(120, 47, 193) in RGB, hsl(270, 61%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 76%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#782FC1
HEX#782FC1
RGBrgb(120, 47, 193)
HSLhsl(270, 61%, 47%)
HSVhsv(270, 76%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 76%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.212 301.5)
LABlab(36.84% 52.15 -64.19)
LCHlch(36.84% 82.70 309.09)

What #782FC1 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 #782FC1, 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.

#782FC1 Channel Values

How #782FC1 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 47 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 61% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 76% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.06:1 vs white · 2.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #782FC1 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 text7.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #782FC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #782FC1; 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 #782FC1

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 #782FC1.

How #782FC1 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#782FC1
Protanopia#4343C1
Protanomaly#5D3CC1
Deuteranopia#5050C0
Deuteranomaly#6345C1
Tritanopia#635656
Tritanomaly#6C498E
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #782FC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-782fc1: #782FC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #782FC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-782fc1': '#782FC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.184, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_782fc1">#782FC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#782FC1"

More Purple Colors

#782FC1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#782FC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #782FC1?

#782FC1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(120, 47, 193) in RGB and hsl(270, 61%, 47%) 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 10.45.

What is the RGB value of #782FC1?

#782FC1 is rgb(120, 47, 193) — red 120, green 47, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #782FC1?

#782FC1 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 76%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #782FC1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #782FC1 scores 7.06:1 against white and 2.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #782FC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #782FC1 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 10.45, which is visibly different.

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