What color is #78709B?

#78709B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78709B?

The RGB value is 120, 112, 155: 120 red, 112 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78709B?

The complementary color is #939B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78709B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78709B color

#78709B rgb(120, 112, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78709B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.9% green and 60.8% blue (120, 112, 155).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#78709B color codes

HEX	`#78709B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 112, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.43, 12.63, -22.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.43, 25.48, 299.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.455, 17.948, 33.443)`
Decimal	`7893147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78709B, 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 #78709B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78709B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #78709B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78709b; }
.text { color: #78709b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78709b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 112 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78709b, #8d709b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #78709B?: #78709B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78709B?: The RGB value is 120, 112, 155: 120 red, 112 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78709B?: The complementary color is #939B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78709B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.