What color is #7858A8?

#7858A8 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Prophet Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7858A8?

The RGB value is 120, 88, 168: 120 red, 88 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7858A8?

The complementary color is #88A858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7858A8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7858A8 color

#7858A8 rgb(120, 88, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7858A8 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 34.5% green and 65.9% blue (120, 88, 168).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Prophet Violet (#6F58A6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#7858A8 color codes

HEX	`#7858A8`
RGB	`rgb(120, 88, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 34.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 48%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 48%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.94, 30.35, -38.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.94, 48.92, 308.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.302, 13.8, 38.738)`
Decimal	`7887016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7858A8, 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 #7858A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7858A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #7858A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7858a8; }
.text { color: #7858a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7858a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 88 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7858a8, #a058a8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7858A8?: #7858A8 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Prophet Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7858A8?: The RGB value is 120, 88, 168: 120 red, 88 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7858A8?: The complementary color is #88A858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7858A8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.