What color is #786488?

#786488 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786488?

The RGB value is 120, 100, 136: 120 red, 100 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786488?

The complementary color is #748864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786488?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786488 color

#786488 rgb(120, 100, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786488 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 39.2% green and 53.3% blue (120, 100, 136).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#786488 color codes

HEX	`#786488`
RGB	`rgb(120, 100, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 39.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.48, 15.32, -16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.48, 22.83, 312.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.746, 14.885, 25.279)`
Decimal	`7890056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786488, 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 #786488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #786488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786488; }
.text { color: #786488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 100 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786488, #886486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #786488?: #786488 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786488?: The RGB value is 120, 100, 136: 120 red, 100 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786488?: The complementary color is #748864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786488?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.