Palettes / Colors / #784CD9

#784CD9 — Purple

#784CD9 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #784CD9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#784CD9 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ABD94A; it also sits naturally between #4A64D9 and #BE4AD9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 30% · Blue 85%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #784CD9

.text { color: #784CD9; }
.background { background-color: #784CD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #784CD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 76, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 65%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #784CD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 76, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #784CD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 76, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#784CD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#784CD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABD94A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #784CD9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #784CD9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #784CD9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #784CD9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #784CD9?

#784CD9 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 120, 76, 217). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #784CD9?

#784CD9 is RGB 120, 76, 217 — HSL 259°, 65%, 57% — CMYK 45%, 65%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #784CD9?

Its complement is #ABD94A; analogous partners are #4A64D9 and #BE4AD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #784CD9 for text?

White text on #784CD9 has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.83:1.