#A78BFA · near Cornflower

#A78BFA (RGB 167, 139, 250) is a light, moderately saturated blue, closest to Cornflower and near Wisteria and Orchid. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #A78BFA a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 71% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 294°.

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HEX#A78BFA

RGBrgb(167, 139, 250)

HSLhsl(255, 92%, 76%)

CMYK33, 44, 0, 2

CSS var--cornflower

Contrast2.72:1 white · 7.72:1 black

Similar named colors

Cornflower #6495EDWisteria #C9A0DCOrchid #DA70D6Amethyst #9966CCBlueberry #4F86F7

How to use #A78BFA

Black text passes WCAG AA on #A78BFA (7.72:1); white text does not (2.72:1).

For a calm scheme pair #A78BFA with its analogous neighbors #89A6FA and #DE89FA; for contrast use its complement #DEFA89 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--cornflower: #A78BFA;

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Shades & tints

#211C32#433864#645396#866FC8#A78BFA#B9A2FB#CAB9FC#DCD1FD#EDE8FE

Color harmonies for #A78BFA

Complementary

#A78BFA#DEFA89

Analogous

#A78BFA#89A6FA#DE89FA

Triadic

#A78BFA#FAA689#89FAA6

Split complementary

#A78BFA#FADE89#A6FA89

Tetradic

#A78BFA#FA89A6#DEFA89#89FADE