What color is #781F54?

#781F54 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #781F54?

The RGB value is 120, 31, 84: 120 red, 31 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #781F54?

The complementary color is #1F7843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #781F54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#781F54 color

#781F54 rgb(120, 31, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #781F54 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 12.2% green and 32.9% blue (120, 31, 84).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 59% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 30% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Velvet (#750851), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#781F54 color codes

HEX	`#781F54`
RGB	`rgb(120, 31, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 12.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 59%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 74%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 30%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.42, 43.29, -10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.42, 44.52, 346.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.836, 5.614, 8.951)`
Decimal	`7872340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #781F54, 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 #781F54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#781F54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #781F54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #781f54; }
.text { color: #781f54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #781f54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 31 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #781f54, #781f27); }

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Questions

What color is #781F54?: #781F54 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #781F54?: The RGB value is 120, 31, 84: 120 red, 31 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #781F54?: The complementary color is #1F7843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #781F54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.