Information about #78617E color

#78617E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #78617E belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(120, 97, 126) (47.1% red, 38% green, 49.4% blue), or CMYK 2 / 11 / 0 / 51 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#78617E presents itself as a calm, restrained electric magenta — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Purplish Grey (#7A687F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mousy Wisteria (#766980) and Labyrinth (#786A7F).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 97, 126) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #78617E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#78617E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#78617E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#CABECD

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#E4DEE6

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White

#FFFFFF

#78617E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#604E65

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#483A4C

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#302732

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Black

#000000

#78617E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#7A677F

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#7E797F

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Grey

#808080

#78617E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6D617E

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#61617E

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Jet Gray

#616D7E

#78617E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#627F6A
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#767F62
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#6A627F
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#7F7962
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#627F79
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#7F6267
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#677F62
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#627F79
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#7F6A62
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#677F62
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#62767F
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Nearest named colors to #78617E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Purplish Grey color link
Purplish Grey

#7A687F

Mousy Wisteria color link
Mousy Wisteria

#766980

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Old Lavender color link
Old Lavender

#796878

Viola Purple color link
Viola Purple

#7E587E

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Muted Purple color link
Muted Purple

#805B87

Dusty Purple color link
Dusty Purple

#825F87

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

De Janeiro color link
De Janeiro

#856684

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

#78617E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78617E
  • RGB120, 97, 126
  • CMYK2, 11, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(120, 97, 126)
  • HSL288°, 13%, 44%
  • HSL Precise287.586°, 13.004%, 43.725%
  • HSV288°, 23%, 49%
  • HSB288°, 23%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.380, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.380, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.380, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78617E
  • DECIMAL ID7889278
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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