What color is #786F8A?

#786F8A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786F8A?

The RGB value is 120, 111, 138: 120 red, 111 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786F8A?

The complementary color is #818A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786F8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786F8A color

#786F8A rgb(120, 111, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786F8A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.5% green and 54.1% blue (120, 111, 138).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#786F8A color codes

HEX	`#786F8A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 111, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.51, 9.17, -13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.51, 16.33, 304.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.017, 17.197, 26.41)`
Decimal	`7892874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786F8A, 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 #786F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #786F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786f8a; }
.text { color: #786f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 111 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786f8a, #856f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #786F8A?: #786F8A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786F8A?: The RGB value is 120, 111, 138: 120 red, 111 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786F8A?: The complementary color is #818A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786F8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.