What color is #78588D?

#78588D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78588D?

The RGB value is 120, 88, 141: 120 red, 88 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78588D?

The complementary color is #6D8D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78588D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78588D color

#78588D rgb(120, 88, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78588D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 34.5% green and 55.3% blue (120, 88, 141).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#78588D color codes

HEX	`#78588D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 88, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 34.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 38%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.61, 23.71, -24.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.61, 33.99, 314.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.042, 12.896, 26.838)`
Decimal	`7886989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78588D, 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 #78588D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78588D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #78588D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78588d; }
.text { color: #78588d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78588d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 88 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78588d, #8d5888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #78588D?: #78588D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78588D?: The RGB value is 120, 88, 141: 120 red, 88 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78588D?: The complementary color is #6D8D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78588D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.