Palettes / Colors / #A78FFE

#A78FFE — Light Vivid Blue

#A78FFE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

#A78FFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E6FE90; it also sits naturally between #90AFFE and #DF90FE. 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 65% · Green 56% · Blue 100%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #A78FFE

.text { color: #A78FFE; }
.background { background-color: #A78FFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A78FFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(167, 143, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 98%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A78FFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(167, 143, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A78FFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(167, 143, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A78FFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A78FFE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A78FFE

Tints of #A78FFE

Tones of #A78FFE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6FE90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A78FFE: #000000.

How #A78FFE 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 #A78FFE or a close neighbour

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 #A78FFE?

#A78FFE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 167, 143, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A78FFE?

#A78FFE is RGB 167, 143, 254 — HSL 253°, 98%, 78% — CMYK 34%, 44%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A78FFE?

Its complement is #E6FE90; analogous partners are #90AFFE and #DF90FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A78FFE for text?

Black text on #A78FFE has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.62:1.