What color is #793F84?

#793F84 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #793F84?

The RGB value is 121, 63, 132: 121 red, 63 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #793F84?

The complementary color is #4A843F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #793F84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#793F84 color

#793F84 rgb(121, 63, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #793F84 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 24.7% green and 51.8% blue (121, 63, 132).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 35% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Perkin Mauve (#733C8E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#793F84 color codes

HEX	`#793F84`
RGB	`rgb(121, 63, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 24.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 35%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 52%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 52%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.53, 36.54, -28.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.53, 46.25, 322.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.827, 9.286, 22.889)`
Decimal	`7946116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #793F84, 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 #793F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#793F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #793F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #793f84; }
.text { color: #793f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #793f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 63 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #793f84, #843f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #793F84?: #793F84 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #793F84?: The RGB value is 121, 63, 132: 121 red, 63 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #793F84?: The complementary color is #4A843F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #793F84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.