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#784ECC — Purple

#784ECC 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 #784ECC 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.

#784ECC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A1CB4D; it also sits naturally between #4D62CB and #B64DCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#784ECC · RGB 120, 78, 204

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Color values

HEX#784ECC
RGB120, 78, 204
HSL260°, 55%, 55%
HSV260°, 62%, 80%
CMYK41%, 62%, 0%, 20%
XYZ21.37, 13.80, 58.66
Yxy13.80, 0.2277, 0.1471
CIE-Lab43.95, 45.64, -59.39
Hunter Lab37.15, 40.28, -72.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 31% · Blue 80%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #784ECC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #784ECC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #784ECC

.text { color: #784ECC; }
.background { background-color: #784ECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #784ECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 78, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 55%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #784ECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 78, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #784ECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 78, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #784ECC

#6839C6#5E34B2#532E9E#49288A#3E2277#321C5F#28164B#1D1037#130A24#080510

Tints of #784ECC

#835DD0#8F6DD5#9B7DD9#A78CDE#B7A0E3#C3B0E8#CFC0ED#DBD0F1#E7DFF6#F3EFFA

Tones of #784ECC

#7A56C2#7D5FB9#8069B0#8371A8#867A9F#898395

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1CB4D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.58:1 AA
Against black text3.76:1 AA large only

Best text color on #784ECC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #784ECC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #784ECC: ·

How #784ECC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6665AEDeuteranopia · #686BA6Tritanopia · #769590

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:

Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AEDTailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

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

Wild Ruby Aurora
#2EA956 · #7247CD · #BB5E32 · #D4EED9
Radiant Canyon
#2A88B3 · #1B2565 · #7C47C7 · #852487
Burning Ruby Garden
#B099EB · #7853D5 · #4C21B5 · #200D4E
Palette 7149c6
#7149C6 · #FC2947 · #FE6244 · #FFDEB9
Velvet Ruby Ember
#294179 · #7758D0 · #C063D5 · #94286A
Burning Ruby Drift
#6B4DCA · #C153D2 · #D25E98 · #98392C

Similar colors

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

#7247CD#7C47C7#7853D5#7149C6#7758D0#6B4DCA#765BC6#715BCD#874CCC#6C48C5#6B48D5#6E40C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #784ECB  ·  #784ECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #784ECC?

#784ECC is Purple, a purple color (RGB 120, 78, 204). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #784ECC?

#784ECC is RGB 120, 78, 204 — HSL 260°, 55%, 55% — CMYK 41%, 62%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #784ECC?

Its complement is #A1CB4D; analogous partners are #4D62CB and #B64DCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #784ECC for text?

White text on #784ECC has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.76:1.