What color is #793A84?

#793A84 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 #793A84?

The RGB value is 121, 58, 132: 121 red, 58 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #793A84?

The complementary color is #45843A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #793A84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#793A84 color

#793A84 rgb(121, 58, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #793A84 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 22.7% green and 51.8% blue (121, 58, 132).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 39% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#793A84 color codes

HEX	`#793A84`
RGB	`rgb(121, 58, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 22.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 39%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 56%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 56%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.51, 39.24, -29.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.51, 49.36, 322.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.563, 8.758, 22.801)`
Decimal	`7944836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #793A84, 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 #793A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#793A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #793A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #793a84; }
.text { color: #793a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #793a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 58 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #793a84, #843a6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #793A84?: #793A84 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 #793A84?: The RGB value is 121, 58, 132: 121 red, 58 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #793A84?: The complementary color is #45843A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #793A84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.