What color is #784467?

#784467 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Magician’s Cloak?

The RGB value is 120, 68, 103: 120 red, 68 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Magician’s Cloak?

The complementary color is #447855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784467?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Magician’s Cloak color: hex code #784467

#784467 rgb(120, 68, 103)

Shades of purple

Magician’s Cloak has the hex code #784467. It is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 26.7% green and 40.4% blue (120, 68, 103).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 14% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

Magician’s Cloak (#784467) color codes

HEX	`#784467`
RGB	`rgb(120, 68, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 26.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 14%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.19, 27.68, -10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.19, 29.72, 338.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.261, 9.107, 13.941)`
Decimal	`7881831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Magician’s Cloak, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #784467	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784467 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #784467 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784467; }
.text { color: #784467; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784467; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 68 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784467, #78444d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

See #784467 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #784467?: #784467 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Magician’s Cloak?: The RGB value is 120, 68, 103: 120 red, 68 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Magician’s Cloak?: The complementary color is #447855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784467?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.