#c78aec

Color #c78aec

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.68 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c78aec

RGB

rgb(199, 138, 236)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 72.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 41.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 41.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(66.81, 40.64, -40.55)

LCH

lch(66.81, 57.41, 315.06)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.1506, 311.77)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 54.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afec8a

Analogous

#968aec

#c78aec

#ec8ae0

Triadic

#c78aec

#ecc78a

#8aecc7

Split-complementary

#c78aec

#e0ec8a

#8aec96

Tetradic

#c78aec

#ec8aaf

#afec8a

#8aecc7

Square

#c78aec

#ec968a

#afec8a

#8ae0ec

Shades

Color #c78aec mixed toward black.

#ad54e3

#9223d6

#6e1aa1

#49116b

#250936

Tints

Color #c78aec mixed toward white.

#d09def

#dab1f2

#e3c4f6

#ecd8f9

#f6ebfc

Tones

Color #c78aec mixed toward gray.

#c592e4

#c39adc

#c1a2d3

#bfabcb

#bdb3c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afd9 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#b3b7d5 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#c5c9c5 · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 25.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c78aec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c78aec]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c78aec (#c78aec) is rgb(199, 138, 236) in RGB.

No, #c78aec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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