What color is #78658B?

#78658B 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 #78658B?

The RGB value is 120, 101, 139: 120 red, 101 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78658B?

The complementary color is #788B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78658B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78658B color

#78658B rgb(120, 101, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78658B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 39.6% green and 54.5% blue (120, 101, 139).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#78658B color codes

HEX	`#78658B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 101, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 39.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 27%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.86, 15.4, -18.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.86, 23.8, 310.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.059, 15.165, 26.449)`
Decimal	`7890315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78658B, 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 #78658B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78658B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #78658B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78658b; }
.text { color: #78658b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78658b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 101 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78658b, #8b658b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #78658B?: #78658B 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 #78658B?: The RGB value is 120, 101, 139: 120 red, 101 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78658B?: The complementary color is #788B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78658B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.