What color is #79008B?

#79008B is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Ultraberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79008B?

The RGB value is 121, 0, 139: 121 red, 0 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79008B?

The complementary color is #128B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79008B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79008B color

#79008B rgb(121, 0, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79008B is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 0% green and 54.5% blue (121, 0, 139).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Ultraberry (#770088), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#79008B color codes

HEX	`#79008B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 0, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 0%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 100%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.23, 59.6, -44.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.23, 74.27, 323.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.545, 5.93, 24.905)`
Decimal	`7929995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79008B, 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 #79008B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79008B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #79008B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79008b; }
.text { color: #79008b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79008b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 0 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79008b, #8b0058); }

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Questions

What color is #79008B?: #79008B is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Ultraberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79008B?: The RGB value is 121, 0, 139: 121 red, 0 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79008B?: The complementary color is #128B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79008B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.