Palettes / Colors / #786AED

#786AED — Light Vivid Blue

#786AED is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #786AED 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.

#786AED 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 #DFEC69; it also sits naturally between #699EEC and #B869EC. 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 42% · Blue 93%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #786AED

.text { color: #786AED; }
.background { background-color: #786AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #786AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 106, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 78%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #786AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 106, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #786AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 106, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#786AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#786AED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFEC69:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #786AED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #786AED

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 #786AED 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 #786AED 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 #786AED?

#786AED is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 120, 106, 237). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #786AED?

#786AED is RGB 120, 106, 237 — HSL 246°, 78%, 67% — CMYK 49%, 55%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #786AED?

Its complement is #DFEC69; analogous partners are #699EEC and #B869EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #786AED for text?

Black text on #786AED has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.13:1.