What color is #79347C?

#79347C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79347C?

The RGB value is 121, 52, 124: 121 red, 52 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79347C?

The complementary color is #377C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79347C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79347C color

#79347C rgb(121, 52, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79347C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 20.4% green and 48.6% blue (121, 52, 124).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 41% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#79347C color codes

HEX	`#79347C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 52, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 20.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 41%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 58%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 58%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.93, 40.72, -27.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.93, 49.12, 326)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.751, 7.977, 19.933)`
Decimal	`7943292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79347C, 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 #79347C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79347C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #79347C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79347c; }
.text { color: #79347c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79347c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 52 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79347c, #7c345b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #79347C?: #79347C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79347C?: The RGB value is 121, 52, 124: 121 red, 52 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79347C?: The complementary color is #377C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79347C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.