What color is #794268?

#794268 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794268?

The RGB value is 121, 66, 104: 121 red, 66 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794268?

The complementary color is #427953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794268?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794268 color

#794268 rgb(121, 66, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #794268 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 25.9% green and 40.8% blue (121, 66, 104).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 14% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#794268 color codes

HEX	`#794268`
RGB	`rgb(121, 66, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 25.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 14%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.91, 29.37, -11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.91, 31.68, 338.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.332, 8.962, 14.174)`
Decimal	`7946856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794268, 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 #794268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#794268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #794268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794268; }
.text { color: #794268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 66 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794268, #79424d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #794268?: #794268 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794268?: The RGB value is 121, 66, 104: 121 red, 66 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794268?: The complementary color is #427953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794268?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.