What color is #787189?

#787189 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 #787189?

The RGB value is 120, 113, 137: 120 red, 113 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787189?

The complementary color is #828971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787189?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787189 color

#787189 rgb(120, 113, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #787189 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.3% green and 53.7% blue (120, 113, 137).

Its hue angle is 258°, 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 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#787189 color codes

HEX	`#787189`
RGB	`rgb(120, 113, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.02, 7.75, -12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.02, 14.41, 302.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.165, 17.609, 26.104)`
Decimal	`7893385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787189, 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 #787189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #787189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787189; }
.text { color: #787189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 113 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787189, #847189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #787189?: #787189 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 #787189?: The RGB value is 120, 113, 137: 120 red, 113 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787189?: The complementary color is #828971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787189?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.