What color is #791B60?

#791B60 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #791B60?

The RGB value is 121, 27, 96: 121 red, 27 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #791B60?

The complementary color is #1B7934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #791B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#791B60 color

#791B60 rgb(121, 27, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #791B60 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 10.6% green and 37.6% blue (121, 27, 96).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 64% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bane of Royalty (#871466), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#791B60 color codes

HEX	`#791B60`
RGB	`rgb(121, 27, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 10.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 64%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 78%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.63, 46.7, -17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.63, 50.02, 339.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.389, 5.694, 11.616)`
Decimal	`7936864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #791B60, 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 #791B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#791B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #791B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #791b60; }
.text { color: #791b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #791b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 27 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #791b60, #791b31); }

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Questions

What color is #791B60?: #791B60 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #791B60?: The RGB value is 121, 27, 96: 121 red, 27 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #791B60?: The complementary color is #1B7934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #791B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.