What color is #785E86?

#785E86 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785E86?

The RGB value is 120, 94, 134: 120 red, 94 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785E86?

The complementary color is #6C865E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785E86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785E86 color

#785E86 rgb(120, 94, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #785E86 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 36.9% green and 52.5% blue (120, 94, 134).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#785E86 color codes

HEX	`#785E86`
RGB	`rgb(120, 94, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 36.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 30%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.83, 18.49, -18.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.83, 25.98, 315.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.051, 13.72, 24.352)`
Decimal	`7888518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785E86, 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 #785E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #785E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785e86; }
.text { color: #785e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 94 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785e86, #865e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #785E86?: #785E86 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785E86?: The RGB value is 120, 94, 134: 120 red, 94 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785E86?: The complementary color is #6C865E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785E86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.