What color is #78698A?

#78698A 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 #78698A?

The RGB value is 120, 105, 138: 120 red, 105 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78698A?

The complementary color is #7B8A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78698A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78698A color

#78698A rgb(120, 105, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78698A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 41.2% green and 54.1% blue (120, 105, 138).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#78698A color codes

HEX	`#78698A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 105, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 41.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.88, 12.77, -15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.88, 20.45, 308.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.384, 15.931, 26.199)`
Decimal	`7891338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78698A, 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 #78698A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78698A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #78698A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78698a; }
.text { color: #78698a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78698a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 105 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78698a, #88698a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #78698A?: #78698A 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 #78698A?: The RGB value is 120, 105, 138: 120 red, 105 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78698A?: The complementary color is #7B8A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78698A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.