What color is #785F7E?

#785F7E 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 #785F7E?

The RGB value is 120, 95, 126: 120 red, 95 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785F7E?

The complementary color is #657E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785F7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785F7E color

#785F7E rgb(120, 95, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #785F7E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 37.3% green and 49.4% blue (120, 95, 126).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#785F7E color codes

HEX	`#785F7E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 95, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 37.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.78, 16.12, -13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.78, 21.02, 320.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.603, 13.684, 21.554)`
Decimal	`7888766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785F7E, 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 #785F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #785F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785f7e; }
.text { color: #785f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 95 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785f7e, #7e5f75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #785F7E?: #785F7E 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 #785F7E?: The RGB value is 120, 95, 126: 120 red, 95 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785F7E?: The complementary color is #657E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785F7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.