What color is #783B76?

#783B76 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #783B76?

The RGB value is 120, 59, 118: 120 red, 59 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #783B76?

The complementary color is #3B783D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #783B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#783B76 color

#783B76 rgb(120, 59, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #783B76 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 23.1% green and 46.3% blue (120, 59, 118).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 34% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Eminence (#6E3974), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#783B76 color codes

HEX	`#783B76`
RGB	`rgb(120, 59, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 23.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 34%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 51%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.86, 35.57, -22.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.86, 41.97, 327.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.58, 8.43, 18.101)`
Decimal	`7879542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #783B76, 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 #783B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#783B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #783B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #783b76; }
.text { color: #783b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #783b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 59 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #783b76, #783b58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #783B76?: #783B76 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #783B76?: The RGB value is 120, 59, 118: 120 red, 59 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #783B76?: The complementary color is #3B783D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #783B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.