What color is #7878D1?

#7878D1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7878D1?

The RGB value is 120, 120, 209: 120 red, 120 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7878D1?

The complementary color is #D1D178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7878D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7878D1 color

#7878D1 rgb(120, 120, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7878D1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.1% green and 82% blue (120, 120, 209).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 49% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#7878D1 color codes

HEX	`#7878D1`
RGB	`rgb(120, 120, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.1%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 49%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 43%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 43%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.06, 22.47, -46.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.06, 51.23, 296.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.967, 22.028, 63.193)`
Decimal	`7895249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7878D1, 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 #7878D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7878D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #7878D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7878d1; }
.text { color: #7878d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7878d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 120 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7878d1, #a478d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #7878D1?: #7878D1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7878D1?: The RGB value is 120, 120, 209: 120 red, 120 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7878D1?: The complementary color is #D1D178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7878D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.