What color is #78729E?

#78729E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78729E?

The RGB value is 120, 114, 158: 120 red, 114 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78729E?

The complementary color is #989E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78729E?

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

#78729E color

#78729E rgb(120, 114, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78729E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.7% green and 62% blue (120, 114, 158).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#78729E color codes

HEX	`#78729E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 114, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 28%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.09, 12.18, -22.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.09, 25.91, 298.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.933, 18.496, 34.861)`
Decimal	`7893662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78729E, 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 #78729E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78729E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #78729E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78729e; }
.text { color: #78729e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78729e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 114 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78729e, #8e729e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #78729E?: #78729E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78729E?: The RGB value is 120, 114, 158: 120 red, 114 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78729E?: The complementary color is #989E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78729E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.