What color is #787089?

#787089 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787089?

The RGB value is 120, 112, 137: 120 red, 112 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787089?

The complementary color is #818970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787089?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787089 color

#787089 rgb(120, 112, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #787089 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.9% green and 53.7% blue (120, 112, 137).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#787089 color codes

HEX	`#787089`
RGB	`rgb(120, 112, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.74, 8.35, -12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.74, 15.08, 303.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.054, 17.388, 26.067)`
Decimal	`7893129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787089, 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 #787089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #787089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787089; }
.text { color: #787089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 112 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787089, #857089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #787089?: #787089 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787089?: The RGB value is 120, 112, 137: 120 red, 112 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787089?: The complementary color is #818970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787089?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.