What color is #784E7B?

#784E7B 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 #784E7B?

The RGB value is 120, 78, 123: 120 red, 78 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784E7B?

The complementary color is #517B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784E7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784E7B color

#784E7B rgb(120, 78, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #784E7B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 30.6% green and 48.2% blue (120, 78, 123).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#784E7B color codes

HEX	`#784E7B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 78, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 30.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 37%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.36, 25.7, -18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.36, 31.61, 324.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.045, 10.872, 20.094)`
Decimal	`7884411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784E7B, 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 #784E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#784E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #784E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784e7b; }
.text { color: #784e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 78 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784e7b, #7b4e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #784E7B?: #784E7B 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 #784E7B?: The RGB value is 120, 78, 123: 120 red, 78 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784E7B?: The complementary color is #517B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784E7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.