What color is #787391?

#787391 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787391?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 145: 120 red, 115 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787391?

The complementary color is #8C9173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787391 color

#787391 rgb(120, 115, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #787391 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 56.9% blue (120, 115, 145).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#787391 color codes

HEX	`#787391`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.86, 8.42, -15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.86, 17.72, 298.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.986, 18.299, 29.314)`
Decimal	`7893905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787391, 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 #787391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #787391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787391; }
.text { color: #787391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787391, #877391); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #787391?: #787391 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787391?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 145: 120 red, 115 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787391?: The complementary color is #8C9173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.