What color is #794877?

#794877 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794877?

The RGB value is 121, 72, 119: 121 red, 72 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794877?

The complementary color is #48794A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794877?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794877 color

#794877 rgb(121, 72, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #794877 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 28.2% green and 46.7% blue (121, 72, 119).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#794877 color codes

HEX	`#794877`
RGB	`rgb(121, 72, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 28.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.9, 28.75, -18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.9, 34.02, 327.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.532, 10.032, 18.673)`
Decimal	`7948407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794877, 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 #794877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#794877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #794877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794877; }
.text { color: #794877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 72 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794877, #79485e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #794877?: #794877 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794877?: The RGB value is 121, 72, 119: 121 red, 72 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794877?: The complementary color is #48794A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794877?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.