What color is #784E81?

#784E81 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784E81?

The RGB value is 120, 78, 129: 120 red, 78 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784E81?

The complementary color is #57814E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784E81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784E81 color

#784E81 rgb(120, 78, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #784E81 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 30.6% green and 50.6% blue (120, 78, 129).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#784E81 color codes

HEX	`#784E81`
RGB	`rgb(120, 78, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 30.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 40%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.63, 26.98, -21.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.63, 34.61, 321.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.432, 11.027, 22.133)`
Decimal	`7884417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784E81, 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 #784E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#784E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #784E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784e81; }
.text { color: #784e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 78 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784e81, #814e71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #784E81?: #784E81 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784E81?: The RGB value is 120, 78, 129: 120 red, 78 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784E81?: The complementary color is #57814E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784E81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.