What color is #78577E?

#78577E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78577E?

The RGB value is 120, 87, 126: 120 red, 87 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78577E?

The complementary color is #5D7E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78577E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78577E color

#78577E rgb(120, 87, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78577E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 34.1% green and 49.4% blue (120, 87, 126).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#78577E color codes

HEX	`#78577E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 87, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 34.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.71, 20.95, -16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.71, 26.75, 321.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.919, 12.316, 21.326)`
Decimal	`7886718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78577E, 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 #78577E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78577E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #78577E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78577e; }
.text { color: #78577e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78577e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 87 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78577e, #7e5771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #78577E?: #78577E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78577E?: The RGB value is 120, 87, 126: 120 red, 87 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78577E?: The complementary color is #5D7E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78577E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.