What color is #786188?

#786188 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 #786188?

The RGB value is 120, 97, 136: 120 red, 97 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786188?

The complementary color is #718861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786188?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786188 color

#786188 rgb(120, 97, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786188 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 38% green and 53.3% blue (120, 97, 136).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#786188 color codes

HEX	`#786188`
RGB	`rgb(120, 97, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 38%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.69, 17.13, -18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.69, 24.94, 313.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.464, 14.32, 25.185)`
Decimal	`7889288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786188, 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 #786188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #786188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786188; }
.text { color: #786188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 97 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786188, #886185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #786188?: #786188 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 #786188?: The RGB value is 120, 97, 136: 120 red, 97 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786188?: The complementary color is #718861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786188?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.