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#786ADC Color

#786ADC is rgb(120, 106, 220) in RGB, hsl(247, 62%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 52%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#786ADC
HEX#786ADC
RGBrgb(120, 106, 220)
HSLhsl(247, 62%, 64%)
HSVhsv(247, 52%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 52%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.168 285.7)
LABlab(50.51% 27.75 -57.64)
LCHlch(50.51% 63.97 295.70)

What #786ADC 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 #786ADC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.33Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.97Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.76Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 11.05Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.33Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 13.94

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

#786ADC Channel Values

How #786ADC 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 106 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 62% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 52% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.29:1 vs white · 4.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #786ADC 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #786ADC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #786ADC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #786ADC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#786ADC
Complementary
#CFDC6A
Analogous
#6A96DC
Analogous
#B06ADC
Triadic
#DC786A
Triadic
#6ADC78
Split comp.
#DCB06A
Split comp.
#96DC6A

Tints & Shades of #786ADC

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

#8A7FE1
#9D94E6
#B0A8EB
#BFB9EF
#D2CDF3
#E5E2F8

Shades

#5645D3
#3F2EC2
#33259D
#281D7C
#1C1457
#110D36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #786ADC.

How #786ADC 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#786ADC
Protanopia#6D6DDC
Protanomaly#716CDC
Deuteranopia#6F6FDC
Deuteranomaly#736DDC
Tritanopia#5F8080
Tritanomaly#6A78AD
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #786ADC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-786adc: #786ADC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #786ADC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-786adc': '#786ADC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.416, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_786adc">#786ADC</color>
SVG fillfill="#786ADC"

More Blue Colors

#786ADC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#786ADC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #786ADC?

#786ADC is a light blue — rgb(120, 106, 220) in RGB and hsl(247, 62%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #786ADC?

#786ADC is rgb(120, 106, 220) — red 120, green 106, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #786ADC?

#786ADC converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 52%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #786ADC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #786ADC scores 4.29:1 against white and 4.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #786ADC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #786ADC 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 6.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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