What color is #784660?

#784660 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784660?

The RGB value is 120, 70, 96: 120 red, 70 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784660?

The complementary color is #46785E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784660?

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.

#784660 color

#784660 rgb(120, 70, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #784660 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 27.5% green and 37.6% blue (120, 70, 96).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#784660 color codes

HEX	`#784660`
RGB	`rgb(120, 70, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 27.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.4, 25.29, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.4, 26.02, 346.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.047, 9.219, 12.209)`
Decimal	`7882336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784660, 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 #784660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784660 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 #784660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784660; }
.text { color: #784660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 70 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784660, #784647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #784660?: #784660 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784660?: The RGB value is 120, 70, 96: 120 red, 70 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784660?: The complementary color is #46785E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784660?: 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.