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#786F91

Slate Gray · medium cool purple

About #786F91

#786F91 is a medium, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 47% red, 44% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Taupe (ΔE 15.1), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #88916F (sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.69:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.69:1).

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Red120
Green111
Blue145

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 15.1
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 19.2
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 20.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #786F91

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #786F91.
4.69:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #786F91.
4.48:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #786F91 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#786F91
Protanopia (no red cones)
#687492
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#697390
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#73747B

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #786F91?

#786F91 is a medium, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 47% red, 44% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #786F91?

Use white text. White on #786F91 has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #786F91?

Its complementary colour is #88916F, and analogous partners are #6F7791 and #896F91.