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#784FBA Color

#784FBA is rgb(120, 79, 186) in RGB, hsl(263, 44%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 58%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Plump Purple (#5946B2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#784FBA
HEX#784FBA
RGBrgb(120, 79, 186)
HSLhsl(263, 44%, 52%)
HSVhsv(263, 58%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 58%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.163 298.3)
LABlab(42.40% 35.22 -51.12)
LCHlch(42.40% 62.08 304.57)

What #784FBA 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 #784FBA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 9.05Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.67Purple Heart#69359CΔE 10.23Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.36Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 11.05Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.16

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

#784FBA Channel Values

How #784FBA 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 79 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 44% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 58% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.79:1 vs white · 3.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #784FBA 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 text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #784FBA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #784FBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #784FBA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#784FBA
Complementary
#91BA4F
Analogous
#4F5BBA
Analogous
#AE4FBA
Triadic
#BA784F
Triadic
#4FBA78
Split comp.
#BAAE4F
Split comp.
#5BBA4F

Tints & Shades of #784FBA

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

#8C68C4
#9D7ECD
#B098D7
#C1AEE0
#D5C8EA
#E6DEF2

Shades

#6740A5
#57368C
#472C72
#39245C
#291A42
#191028

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #784FBA.

How #784FBA 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#784FBA
Protanopia#5858BA
Protanomaly#6654BA
Deuteranopia#5F5FB9
Deuteranomaly#6A59BA
Tritanopia#676565
Tritanomaly#6E5D8F
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #784FBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-784fba: #784FBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #784FBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-784fba': '#784FBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.310, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_784fba">#784FBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#784FBA"

More Purple Colors

#784FBA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#784FBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #784FBA?

#784FBA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(120, 79, 186) in RGB and hsl(263, 44%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Plump Purple (#5946B2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.05.

What is the RGB value of #784FBA?

#784FBA is rgb(120, 79, 186) — red 120, green 79, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #784FBA?

#784FBA converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 58%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #784FBA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #784FBA scores 5.79:1 against white and 3.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #784FBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #784FBA 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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