What color is #786D90?

#786D90 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786D90?

The RGB value is 120, 109, 144: 120 red, 109 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786D90?

The complementary color is #85906D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786D90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786D90 color

#786D90 rgb(120, 109, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786D90 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42.7% green and 56.5% blue (120, 109, 144).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#786D90 color codes

HEX	`#786D90`
RGB	`rgb(120, 109, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.19, 11.76, -17.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.19, 21.13, 303.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.247, 16.944, 28.689)`
Decimal	`7892368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786D90, 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 #786D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #786D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786d90; }
.text { color: #786d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 109 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786d90, #8a6d90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #786D90?: #786D90 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786D90?: The RGB value is 120, 109, 144: 120 red, 109 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786D90?: The complementary color is #85906D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786D90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.