What color is #78467F?

#78467F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78467F?

The RGB value is 120, 70, 127: 120 red, 70 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78467F?

The complementary color is #4D7F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78467F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78467F color

#78467F rgb(120, 70, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78467F is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 27.5% green and 49.8% blue (120, 70, 127).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#78467F color codes

HEX	`#78467F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 70, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 27.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 45%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.67, 31.23, -23.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.67, 39.08, 323.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.766, 9.906, 21.262)`
Decimal	`7882367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78467F, 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 #78467F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78467F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #78467F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78467f; }
.text { color: #78467f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78467f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 70 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78467f, #7f466a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #78467F?: #78467F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78467F?: The RGB value is 120, 70, 127: 120 red, 70 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78467F?: The complementary color is #4D7F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78467F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.