What color is #7850C9?

#7850C9 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 #7850C9?

The RGB value is 120, 80, 201: 120 red, 80 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7850C9?

The complementary color is #A1C950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7850C9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7850C9 color

#7850C9 rgb(120, 80, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7850C9 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 31.4% green and 78.8% blue (120, 80, 201).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 53% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Purple Rain (#7442C8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#7850C9 color codes

HEX	`#7850C9`
RGB	`rgb(120, 80, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 31.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 53%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 60%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 60%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.16, 43.71, -57.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.16, 72.07, 307.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.154, 13.947, 56.824)`
Decimal	`7885001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7850C9, 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 #7850C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7850C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #7850C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7850c9; }
.text { color: #7850c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7850c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 80 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7850c9, #b550c9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7850C9?: #7850C9 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 #7850C9?: The RGB value is 120, 80, 201: 120 red, 80 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7850C9?: The complementary color is #A1C950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7850C9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.