What color is #78446C?

#78446C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78446C?

The RGB value is 120, 68, 108: 120 red, 68 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78446C?

The complementary color is #447850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78446C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78446C color

#78446C rgb(120, 68, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78446C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 26.7% green and 42.4% blue (120, 68, 108).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#78446C color codes

HEX	`#78446C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 68, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 26.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, 28.6, -13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 31.69, 334.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.52, 9.211, 15.303)`
Decimal	`7881836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78446C, 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 #78446C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78446C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #78446C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78446c; }
.text { color: #78446c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78446c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 68 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78446c, #784452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #78446C?: #78446C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78446C?: The RGB value is 120, 68, 108: 120 red, 68 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78446C?: The complementary color is #447850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78446C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.