What color is #78769B?

#78769B 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 #78769B?

The RGB value is 120, 118, 155: 120 red, 118 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78769B?

The complementary color is #999B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78769B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78769B color

#78769B rgb(120, 118, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78769B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.3% green and 60.8% blue (120, 118, 155).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#78769B color codes

HEX	`#78769B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 118, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 24%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.06, 9.05, -19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.06, 21.62, 294.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.139, 19.316, 33.671)`
Decimal	`7894683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78769B, 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 #78769B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78769B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #78769B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78769b; }
.text { color: #78769b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78769b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 118 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78769b, #8a769b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #78769B?: #78769B 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 #78769B?: The RGB value is 120, 118, 155: 120 red, 118 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78769B?: The complementary color is #999B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78769B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.