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#785BEC Color

#785BEC is rgb(120, 91, 236) in RGB, hsl(252, 79%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 61%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#785BEC
HEX#785BEC
RGBrgb(120, 91, 236)
HSLhsl(252, 79%, 64%)
HSVhsv(252, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 61%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.208 287.2)
LABlab(47.96% 39.78 -70.74)
LCHlch(47.96% 81.16 299.35)

What #785BEC 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 #785BEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 6.44Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.03Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 9.05Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.65Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.1Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 15.57

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

#785BEC Channel Values

How #785BEC 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 91 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 79% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #785BEC 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 text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #785BEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #785BEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #785BEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#785BEC
Complementary
#CFEC5B
Analogous
#5B86EC
Analogous
#C05BEC
Triadic
#EC785B
Triadic
#5BEC78
Split comp.
#ECC05B
Split comp.
#86EC5B

Tints & Shades of #785BEC

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

#8A72EE
#9D88F1
#B09FF4
#BFB1F6
#D2C8F9
#E5DFFB

Shades

#5632E7
#3F19D7
#3314AD
#281089
#1C0B60
#11073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #785BEC.

How #785BEC 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#785BEC
Protanopia#6161EC
Protanomaly#6B5EEC
Deuteranopia#6666EC
Deuteranomaly#6D62EC
Tritanopia#577B7B
Tritanomaly#666FB4
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #785BEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-785bec: #785BEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #785BEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-785bec': '#785BEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.357, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_785bec">#785BEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#785BEC"

More Blue Colors

#785BEC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#785BEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #785BEC?

#785BEC is a light blue — rgb(120, 91, 236) in RGB and hsl(252, 79%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #785BEC?

#785BEC is rgb(120, 91, 236) — red 120, green 91, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #785BEC?

#785BEC converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 61%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #785BEC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #785BEC scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #785BEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #785BEC 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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