What color is #786E96?

#786E96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786E96?

The RGB value is 120, 110, 150: 120 red, 110 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786E96?

The complementary color is #8C966E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786E96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786E96 color

#786E96 rgb(120, 110, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786E96 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.1% green and 58.8% blue (120, 110, 150).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#786E96 color codes

HEX	`#786E96`
RGB	`rgb(120, 110, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 27%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.69, 12.6, -20.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.69, 23.91, 301.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.825, 17.347, 31.205)`
Decimal	`7892630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786E96, 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 #786E96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786E96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #786E96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786e96; }
.text { color: #786e96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786e96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 110 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786e96, #8c6e96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #786E96?: #786E96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786E96?: The RGB value is 120, 110, 150: 120 red, 110 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786E96?: The complementary color is #8C966E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786E96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.