What color is #784C79?

#784C79 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 #784C79?

The RGB value is 120, 76, 121: 120 red, 76 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784C79?

The complementary color is #4D794C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784C79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784C79 color

#784C79 rgb(120, 76, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #784C79 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 29.8% green and 47.5% blue (120, 76, 121).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#784C79 color codes

HEX	`#784C79`
RGB	`rgb(120, 76, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 29.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 37%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.8, 26.47, -18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.8, 32.04, 325.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.781, 10.543, 19.395)`
Decimal	`7883897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784C79, 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 #784C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#784C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #784C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784c79; }
.text { color: #784c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 76 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784c79, #794c63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #784C79?: #784C79 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 #784C79?: The RGB value is 120, 76, 121: 120 red, 76 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784C79?: The complementary color is #4D794C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784C79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.