What color is #785882?

#785882 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 #785882?

The RGB value is 120, 88, 130: 120 red, 88 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785882?

The complementary color is #628258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785882?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785882 color

#785882 rgb(120, 88, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #785882 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 34.5% green and 51% blue (120, 88, 130).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#785882 color codes

HEX	`#785882`
RGB	`rgb(120, 88, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 34.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 32%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.13, 21.22, -18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.13, 28.11, 319.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.264, 12.585, 22.74)`
Decimal	`7886978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785882, 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 #785882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #785882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785882; }
.text { color: #785882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 88 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785882, #825877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #785882?: #785882 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 #785882?: The RGB value is 120, 88, 130: 120 red, 88 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785882?: The complementary color is #628258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785882?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.