Information about #787488 color

#787488 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#787488 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(120, 116, 136) — 47.1% red, 45.5% green, 53.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 8 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #787488 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Skeletony (#777887). Slightly further away sit Waterloo (#727282) and Storm Grey (#747880).

The recipe behind #787488 is rgb(120, 116, 136), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #787488: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#787488 color variations

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#787488 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #787488

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

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Grey Purple color link
Grey Purple

#826D8C

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#787488
  • RGB120, 116, 136
  • CMYK6, 8, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(120, 116, 136)
  • HSL252°, 8%, 49%
  • HSL Precise252°, 7.937%, 49.412%
  • HSV252°, 15%, 53%
  • HSB252°, 15%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.455, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.455, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.455, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID787488
  • DECIMAL ID7894152
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01