All About Color #784E8D

#784E8D

About #784E8D

#784E8D is a medium purple color with the hex code #784E8D. In RGB it is red 120, green 78, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 280°, saturation 29%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 15%, 45%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 6.42:1 on white and 3.27:1 on black.

#784E8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet78, 4E, 8D
CMYK14.89%, 44.68%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal120, 78, 141
HSL280°, 29%, 43%
RGB Octal170, 116, 215
HSV (HSB)280.00°, 44.68%, 55.29%
RGB Binary1111000, 1001110, 10001101
CIE-L*AB40.19, 29.67, -28.13
RGB Percent47.06%, 30.59%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH40.19, 40.88, 316.52
XYZ15.28, 11.36, 26.59
CIE-L*UV40.19, 16.89, -43.41
xyY0.29, 0.21, 11.36
Hunter-Lab33.71, 21.90, -23.16
RYB47.06%, 30.59%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#784E8D on a dark background: contrast 3.27:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#784E8D on a light background: contrast 6.42:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #784E8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#784E8D · #A57FB8 · #462D52 · #638D4E · #92B87F

Analogous palette

#4E638D · #584E8D · #784E8D · #8D4E83 · #8D4E63

Triadic palette

#784E8D · #8D784E · #4E8D78 · #A57FB8 · #B8A57F

Tetradic palette

#784E8D · #8D584E · #638D4E · #4E838D · #462D52

Monochromatic palette

#24182B · #4E335C · #784E8D · #9E75B3 · #C1A6CE

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