What color is #786580?

#786580 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786580?

The RGB value is 120, 101, 128: 120 red, 101 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786580?

The complementary color is #6D8065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786580?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786580 color

#786580 rgb(120, 101, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786580 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 39.6% green and 50.2% blue (120, 101, 128).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#786580 color codes

HEX	`#786580`
RGB	`rgb(120, 101, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 39.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.44, 12.93, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.44, 17.77, 316.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.295, 14.859, 22.428)`
Decimal	`7890304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786580, 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 #786580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #786580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786580; }
.text { color: #786580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 101 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786580, #80657a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #786580?: #786580 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786580?: The RGB value is 120, 101, 128: 120 red, 101 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786580?: The complementary color is #6D8065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786580?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.