What color is #78698F?

#78698F 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 #78698F?

The RGB value is 120, 105, 143: 120 red, 105 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78698F?

The complementary color is #808F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78698F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78698F color

#78698F rgb(120, 105, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78698F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 41.2% green and 56.1% blue (120, 105, 143).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#78698F color codes

HEX	`#78698F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 105, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 41.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 27%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.08, 13.93, -18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.08, 23.28, 306.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.754, 16.079, 28.15)`
Decimal	`7891343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78698F, 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 #78698F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78698F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #78698F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78698f; }
.text { color: #78698f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78698f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 105 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78698f, #8b698f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #78698F?: #78698F 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 #78698F?: The RGB value is 120, 105, 143: 120 red, 105 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78698F?: The complementary color is #808F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78698F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.