What color is #7878F8?

#7878F8 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7878F8?

The RGB value is 120, 120, 248: 120 red, 120 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7878F8?

The complementary color is #F8F878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7878F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7878F8 color

#7878F8 rgb(120, 120, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7878F8 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.1% green and 97.3% blue (120, 120, 248).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 90% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Pan Purple (#657AEF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#7878F8 color codes

HEX	`#7878F8`
RGB	`rgb(120, 120, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.1%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 90%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 52%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 52%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.29, 34.06, -64.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.29, 72.77, 297.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.4, 24.201, 91.805)`
Decimal	`7895288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7878F8, 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 #7878F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7878F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #7878F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7878f8; }
.text { color: #7878f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7878f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 120 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7878f8, #b878f8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7878F8?: #7878F8 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7878F8?: The RGB value is 120, 120, 248: 120 red, 120 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7878F8?: The complementary color is #F8F878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7878F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.