What color is #784BD0?

#784BD0 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Purple Rain. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784BD0?

The RGB value is 120, 75, 208: 120 red, 75 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784BD0?

The complementary color is #A3D04B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784BD0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784BD0 color

#784BD0 rgb(120, 75, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #784BD0 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 29.4% green and 81.6% blue (120, 75, 208).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 59% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Purple Rain (#7442C8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#784BD0 color codes

HEX	`#784BD0`
RGB	`rgb(120, 75, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 29.4%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 59%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 64%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 64%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.62, 48.34, -62.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.62, 78.78, 307.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.644, 13.579, 61.143)`
Decimal	`7883728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784BD0, 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 #784BD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#784BD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #784BD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784bd0; }
.text { color: #784bd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784bd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 75 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784bd0, #bb4bd0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #784BD0?: #784BD0 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Purple Rain. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784BD0?: The RGB value is 120, 75, 208: 120 red, 75 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784BD0?: The complementary color is #A3D04B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784BD0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.