What color is #78617F?

#78617F 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 #78617F?

The RGB value is 120, 97, 127: 120 red, 97 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78617F?

The complementary color is #687F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78617F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78617F color

#78617F rgb(120, 97, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78617F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 38% green and 49.8% blue (120, 97, 127).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#78617F color codes

HEX	`#78617F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 97, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 38%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.34, 15.13, -13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.34, 20.11, 318.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.851, 14.075, 21.956)`
Decimal	`7889279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78617F, 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 #78617F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78617F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #78617F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78617f; }
.text { color: #78617f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78617f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 97 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78617f, #7f6177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #78617F?: #78617F 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 #78617F?: The RGB value is 120, 97, 127: 120 red, 97 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78617F?: The complementary color is #687F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78617F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.