What color is #78699D?

#78699D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78699D?

The RGB value is 120, 105, 157: 120 red, 105 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78699D?

The complementary color is #8E9D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78699D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78699D color

#78699D rgb(120, 105, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78699D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 41.2% green and 61.6% blue (120, 105, 157).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#78699D color codes

HEX	`#78699D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 105, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 41.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 33%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.66, 17.34, -26.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.66, 31.28, 303.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.882, 16.53, 34.088)`
Decimal	`7891357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78699D, 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 #78699D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78699D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #78699D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78699d; }
.text { color: #78699d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78699d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 105 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78699d, #92699d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #78699D?: #78699D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78699D?: The RGB value is 120, 105, 157: 120 red, 105 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78699D?: The complementary color is #8E9D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78699D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.