What color is #786E8F?

#786E8F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786E8F?

The RGB value is 120, 110, 143: 120 red, 110 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786E8F?

The complementary color is #858F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786E8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786E8F color

#786E8F rgb(120, 110, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786E8F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.1% green and 56.1% blue (120, 110, 143).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#786E8F color codes

HEX	`#786E8F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 110, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 23%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.42, 10.93, -16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.42, 19.88, 303.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.279, 17.128, 28.324)`
Decimal	`7892623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786E8F, 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 #786E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #786E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786e8f; }
.text { color: #786e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 110 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786e8f, #896e8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #786E8F?: #786E8F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786E8F?: The RGB value is 120, 110, 143: 120 red, 110 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786E8F?: The complementary color is #858F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786E8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.