What color is #785D78?

#785D78 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 #785D78?

The RGB value is 120, 93, 120: 120 red, 93 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785D78?

The complementary color is #5D785D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785D78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785D78 color

#785D78 rgb(120, 93, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #785D78 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 36.5% green and 47.1% blue (120, 93, 120).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#785D78 color codes

HEX	`#785D78`
RGB	`rgb(120, 93, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 36.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.03, 16.06, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.03, 19.46, 325.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.05, 13.178, 19.517)`
Decimal	`7888248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785D78, 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 #785D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #785D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785d78; }
.text { color: #785d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 93 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785d78, #785d6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #785D78?: #785D78 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 #785D78?: The RGB value is 120, 93, 120: 120 red, 93 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785D78?: The complementary color is #5D785D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785D78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.