What color is #78679B?

#78679B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78679B?

The RGB value is 120, 103, 155: 120 red, 103 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78679B?

The complementary color is #8A9B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78679B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78679B color

#78679B rgb(120, 103, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78679B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40.4% green and 60.8% blue (120, 103, 155).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#78679B color codes

HEX	`#78679B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 103, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 34%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.05, 18.04, -25.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.05, 31.49, 304.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.511, 16.06, 33.129)`
Decimal	`7890843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78679B, 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 #78679B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78679B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #78679B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78679b; }
.text { color: #78679b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78679b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 103 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78679b, #92679b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #78679B?: #78679B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78679B?: The RGB value is 120, 103, 155: 120 red, 103 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78679B?: The complementary color is #8A9B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78679B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.