What color is #793E72?

#793E72 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #793E72?

The RGB value is 121, 62, 114: 121 red, 62 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #793E72?

The complementary color is #3E7945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #793E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#793E72 color

#793E72 rgb(121, 62, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #793E72 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 24.3% green and 44.7% blue (121, 62, 114).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bruise (#7E4071), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#793E72 color codes

HEX	`#793E72`
RGB	`rgb(121, 62, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 24.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 49%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.45, 33.48, -18.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.45, 38.42, 330.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.645, 8.726, 16.935)`
Decimal	`7945842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #793E72, 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 #793E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#793E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #793E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #793e72; }
.text { color: #793e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #793e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 62 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #793e72, #793e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #793E72?: #793E72 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #793E72?: The RGB value is 121, 62, 114: 121 red, 62 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #793E72?: The complementary color is #3E7945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #793E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.