What color is #787492?

#787492 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 #787492?

The RGB value is 120, 116, 146: 120 red, 116 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787492?

The complementary color is #8E9274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787492 color

#787492 rgb(120, 116, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #787492 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.5% green and 57.3% blue (120, 116, 146).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#787492 color codes

HEX	`#787492`
RGB	`rgb(120, 116, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.17, 8.06, -15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.17, 17.66, 297.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.178, 18.559, 29.76)`
Decimal	`7894162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787492, 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 #787492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #787492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787492; }
.text { color: #787492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 116 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787492, #877492); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #787492?: #787492 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 #787492?: The RGB value is 120, 116, 146: 120 red, 116 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787492?: The complementary color is #8E9274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.