What color is #786B8A?

#786B8A 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 #786B8A?

The RGB value is 120, 107, 138: 120 red, 107 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786B8A?

The complementary color is #7D8A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786B8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786B8A color

#786B8A rgb(120, 107, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786B8A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42% green and 54.1% blue (120, 107, 138).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#786B8A color codes

HEX	`#786B8A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 107, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.42, 11.56, -15.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.42, 19.06, 307.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.59, 16.343, 26.268)`
Decimal	`7891850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786B8A, 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 #786B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #786B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786b8a; }
.text { color: #786b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 107 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786b8a, #876b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #786B8A?: #786B8A 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 #786B8A?: The RGB value is 120, 107, 138: 120 red, 107 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786B8A?: The complementary color is #7D8A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786B8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.