Skip to the color picker

#786dbc color: Venus Violet

#786dbc is rgb(120, 109, 188) in RGB and oklch(57.953% 0.11914 288.494) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

248°
100%

58%
0.119
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #786dbc

#786dbc is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.46:1 contrast and black text 4.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7a6dc0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #786dbc mixed with white

  1. 786dbc
  2. 847bc3
  3. 918aca
  4. 9e98d2
  5. aba6d8
  6. b8b5df
  7. c6c4e6
  8. d4d2ec
  9. e2e1f3
  10. f0f0f9

Darker: #786dbc mixed with black

  1. 786dbc
  2. 675ea3
  3. 574f8b
  4. 484173
  5. 39335d
  6. 2a2647
  7. 1d1932
  8. 100d1f
  9. 05040d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #786dbc with less saturation

  1. 786dbc
  2. 786fb6
  3. 7870af
  4. 7872a9
  5. 7873a2
  6. 78759c
  7. 797695
  8. 79778f
  9. 797888
  10. 7a7981

Questions about #786dbc

What color is #786dbc?

#786dbc is soft violet. The closest named color is Venus Violet. In RGB it is rgb(120, 109, 188), in HSL hsl(248.35, 37.09%, 58.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.953% 0.11914 288.494).

What colors go well with #786dbc?

The complementary color of #786dbc is #817f14. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c7ac0 and #9862a7. The triadic partners are #b26235 and #00906d.

Is white or black text more readable on #786dbc?

White text reads better on #786dbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and black gives 4.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #786dbc a warm or cool color?

#786dbc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 58% and its chroma 0.119.