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#784FFC — Vivid Blue

#784FFC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #784FFC 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.

#784FFC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #D4FC4F; it also sits naturally between #4F7DFC and #CE4FFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#784FFC · RGB 120, 79, 252

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Color values

HEX#784FFC
RGB120, 79, 252
HSL254°, 97%, 65%
HSV254°, 69%, 99%
CMYK52%, 69%, 0%, 1%
XYZ28.11, 16.61, 93.82
Yxy16.61, 0.2029, 0.1199
CIE-Lab47.77, 58.27, -80.37
Hunter Lab40.76, 54.82, -114.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 31% · Blue 99%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #784FFC

.text { color: #784FFC; }
.background { background-color: #784FFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #784FFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 79, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 97%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #784FFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 79, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #784FFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 79, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #784FFC

#6031FC#4913FB#3A04EC#3203CE#2B03B0#22028D#1B026F#140150#0C0132#050014

Tints of #784FFC

#835EFD#8F6DFD#9A7CFD#A68BFD#B5A0FE#C1AFFE#CDBEFE#D8CDFE#E4DCFE#F0EBFF

Tones of #784FFC

#7E5CF0#8568E3#8C75D7#9280CB#988DBF#9F99B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4FC4F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.86:1 AA
Against black text4.32:1 AA large only

Best text color on #784FFC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #784FFC

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 #784FFC: ·

How #784FFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6666D2Deuteranopia · #696CC8Tritanopia · #76B1AA

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:

Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AEDTailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 190482
#190482 · #7752FE · #8E8FFA · #C2D9FF
Palette 332941
#332941 · #3B3486 · #864AF9 · #F8E559
Silent Ruby Terrace
#2F0C88 · #7357F0 · #C6F15A · #E2EF94
Hidden Voyage
#12BDA3 · #2283EA · #7559EF · #E99DF6
Dusty Ruby Marble
#0D2609 · #FC4A84 · #6847F9 · #FAE254
Palette Ff5b5b
#FF5B5B · #F0FFC3 · #9CCFFF · #685AFF

Similar colors

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

#7752FE#864AF9#7357F0#7559EF#6847F9#685AFF#865DFF#7760F0#7B66FF#844DE8#8B5DFF#7845E6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #784FFB  ·  #784FFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #784FFC?

#784FFC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 120, 79, 252). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #784FFC?

#784FFC is RGB 120, 79, 252 — HSL 254°, 97%, 65% — CMYK 52%, 69%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #784FFC?

Its complement is #D4FC4F; analogous partners are #4F7DFC and #CE4FFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #784FFC for text?

White text on #784FFC has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.32:1.