What color is #785B84?

#785B84 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 #785B84?

The RGB value is 120, 91, 132: 120 red, 91 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785B84?

The complementary color is #67845B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785B84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785B84 color

#785B84 rgb(120, 91, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #785B84 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 35.7% green and 51.8% blue (120, 91, 132).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#785B84 color codes

HEX	`#785B84`
RGB	`rgb(120, 91, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 35.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 31%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.98, 19.85, -18.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.98, 27.03, 317.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.651, 13.141, 23.537)`
Decimal	`7887748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785B84, 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 #785B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #785B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785b84; }
.text { color: #785b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 91 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785b84, #845b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #785B84?: #785B84 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 #785B84?: The RGB value is 120, 91, 132: 120 red, 91 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785B84?: The complementary color is #67845B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785B84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.