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#784BBD closest to Purple Rain

#784BBD is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Purple Rain. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 29.4% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(120, 75, 189)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 46% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 37% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #784BBD is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.93:1.

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Variations of #784BBD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#784BBD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#784BBD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #784BBD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1F63BA
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0064C1
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3E5EBF
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1F63BA
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #495CBC
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #68637D
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7456A4
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #646464
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #695E82

#784BBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.93:1 Good#784BBD text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.54:1 Poor#784BBD text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#784BBD in CSS

/* Purple Rain */
.color { color: #784BBD; }
.background { background-color: #784BBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #784BBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(120 75 189);
color: hsl(264 46% 52%);
color: oklch(0.521 0.172 298.4);

#784BBD FAQ

What color is #784BBD?

#784BBD is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Purple Rain. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #784BBD?

#784BBD is rgb(120, 75, 189) in RGB, hsl(264, 46%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(37%, 60%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #784BBD?

The complementary color of #784BBD is #90BD4B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #784BBD?

White text has the best contrast on #784BBD: 5.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #784BBD a warm or cool color?

#784BBD is a cool color.