What color is #784B7C?

#784B7C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784B7C?

The RGB value is 120, 75, 124: 120 red, 75 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784B7C?

The complementary color is #4F7C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784B7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784B7C color

#784B7C rgb(120, 75, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #784B7C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 29.4% green and 48.6% blue (120, 75, 124).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#784B7C color codes

HEX	`#784B7C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 75, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 29.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 40%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.69, 27.68, -20.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.69, 34.19, 324.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.9, 10.481, 20.356)`
Decimal	`7883644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784B7C, 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 #784B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#784B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #784B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784b7c; }
.text { color: #784b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 75 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784b7c, #7c4b68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #784B7C?: #784B7C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784B7C?: The RGB value is 120, 75, 124: 120 red, 75 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784B7C?: The complementary color is #4F7C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784B7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.