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#786595 Color

#786595 is rgb(120, 101, 149) in RGB, hsl(264, 19%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 32%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Blue-gray (#666699), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#786595
HEX#786595
RGBrgb(120, 101, 149)
HSLhsl(264, 19%, 49%)
HSVhsv(264, 32%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 32%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.076 302.1)
LABlab(46.08% 15.50 -23.58)
LCHlch(46.08% 28.22 303.31)

What #786595 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 #786595, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 7.57French Lilac#86608EΔE 7.95Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 8.93Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.15Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.32Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.84

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

#786595 Channel Values

How #786595 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 101 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 19% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 32% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #786595 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 text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #786595 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #786595

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #786595; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#786595
Complementary
#829565
Analogous
#656A95
Analogous
#906595
Triadic
#957865
Triadic
#659578
Split comp.
#959065
Split comp.
#6A9565

Tints & Shades of #786595

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

#8B79A4
#9D8FB3
#B0A4C1
#C2B9CF
#D5CEDE
#E7E4EC

Shades

#695982
#584A6D
#4A3E5B
#383046
#2A2334
#19151E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #786595.

How #786595 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#786595
Protanopia#696995
Protanomaly#6F6795
Deuteranopia#6C6C95
Deuteranomaly#716995
Tritanopia#716D6D
Tritanomaly#746A7F
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #786595 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-786595: #786595;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #786595;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-786595': '#786595' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.396, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_786595">#786595</color>
SVG fillfill="#786595"

More Purple Colors

#786595 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#786595 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #786595?

#786595 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(120, 101, 149) in RGB and hsl(264, 19%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Blue-gray (#666699), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #786595?

#786595 is rgb(120, 101, 149) — red 120, green 101, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #786595?

#786595 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 32%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #786595 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #786595 scores 5.13:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #786595 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #786595 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 23.69, which is visibly different.

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