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Recognised as Colour

#784CD4

  • #784CD4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#784CD4 is a violet with RGB values 120, 76, 212 and HSL 259°, 61%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#784CD4#784CD4
HEX#784CD4
RGBrgb(120, 76, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.298, 0.8314
RGB percentages47.1%, 29.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(259.4, 61.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.4, 64.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK43.4%, 64.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,883,988
CSS custom property--colour: #784CD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#87B32B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5E6C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8D44C
Analogous#4C64D4, #BC4CD4
Triadic#D4784C, #4CD478
Split complementary#D4BC4C, #64D44C
Tetradic#D44C64, #A8D44C, #4CD4BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F0FC
Lighter +30%#D5C7F2
Lighter +20%#B69EE8
Lighter +10%#9775DE
Darker −10%#5D2EBF
Darker −20%#492496
Darker −30%#351A6D
Darker −40%#211044
More saturated +25%#6E30F0
Less saturated −25%#8268B8

Channel breakdown

R120
G76
B212
Red120 (47.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue259.41°
Saturation (HSL)61.26%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 4C · B D4

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