What color is #794180?

#794180 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794180?

The RGB value is 121, 65, 128: 121 red, 65 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794180?

The complementary color is #488041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794180 color

#794180 rgb(121, 65, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #794180 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 25.5% green and 50.2% blue (121, 65, 128).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Prunella (#864788), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#794180 color codes

HEX	`#794180`
RGB	`rgb(121, 65, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 25.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 49%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 49%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.75, 34.6, -25.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.75, 43, 323.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.671, 9.405, 21.513)`
Decimal	`7946624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794180, 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 #794180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#794180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #794180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794180; }
.text { color: #794180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 65 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794180, #804167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #794180?: #794180 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794180?: The RGB value is 121, 65, 128: 121 red, 65 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794180?: The complementary color is #488041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.