What color is #785E89?

#785E89 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 #785E89?

The RGB value is 120, 94, 137: 120 red, 94 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785E89?

The complementary color is #6F895E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785E89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785E89 color

#785E89 rgb(120, 94, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #785E89 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 36.9% green and 53.7% blue (120, 94, 137).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% 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 5.58:1).

#785E89 color codes

HEX	`#785E89`
RGB	`rgb(120, 94, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 36.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.95, 19.17, -19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.95, 27.61, 313.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.263, 13.805, 25.47)`
Decimal	`7888521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785E89, 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 #785E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #785E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785e89; }
.text { color: #785e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 94 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785e89, #895e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #785E89?: #785E89 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 #785E89?: The RGB value is 120, 94, 137: 120 red, 94 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785E89?: The complementary color is #6F895E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785E89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.