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#786FDC Color

#786FDC is rgb(120, 111, 220) in RGB, hsl(245, 61%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 50%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#786FDC
HEX#786FDC
RGBrgb(120, 111, 220)
HSLhsl(245, 61%, 65%)
HSVhsv(245, 50%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 50%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.161 284.2)
LABlab(51.74% 24.93 -55.68)
LCHlch(51.74% 61.01 294.12)

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

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.88Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.1Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.3Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 10.99Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 13.95Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 14

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

#786FDC Channel Values

How #786FDC 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 111 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 61% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 50% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #786FDC 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #786FDC

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

Base
#786FDC
Complementary
#D3DC6F
Analogous
#6F9DDC
Analogous
#AF6FDC
Triadic
#DC786F
Triadic
#6FDC78
Split comp.
#DCAF6F
Split comp.
#9DDC6F

Tints & Shades of #786FDC

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

#8C84E1
#9B94E5
#AEA9EA
#C1BDEF
#D5D2F4
#E4E2F8

Shades

#564AD3
#3C30C5
#3127A0
#261E7B
#1A1556
#100D35

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

How #786FDC 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#786FDC
Protanopia#7171DC
Protanomaly#7470DC
Deuteranopia#7272DC
Deuteranomaly#7471DC
Tritanopia#608484
Tritanomaly#6A7CAE
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #786FDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-786fdc: #786FDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #786FDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-786fdc': '#786FDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.435, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_786fdc">#786FDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#786FDC"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#786FDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #786FDC?

#786FDC is a light blue — rgb(120, 111, 220) in RGB and hsl(245, 61%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.88.

What is the RGB value of #786FDC?

#786FDC is rgb(120, 111, 220) — red 120, green 111, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #786FDC?

#786FDC converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 50%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #786FDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #786FDC scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #786FDC 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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