What color is #79496E?

#79496E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79496E?

The RGB value is 121, 73, 110: 121 red, 73 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79496E?

The complementary color is #497954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79496E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79496E color

#79496E rgb(121, 73, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79496E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 28.6% green and 43.1% blue (121, 73, 110).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#79496E color codes

HEX	`#79496E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 73, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 28.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.76, 26.41, -12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.76, 29.35, 334.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.082, 9.957, 15.982)`
Decimal	`7948654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79496E, 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 #79496E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79496E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #79496E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79496e; }
.text { color: #79496e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79496e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 73 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79496e, #794956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #79496E?: #79496E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79496E?: The RGB value is 121, 73, 110: 121 red, 73 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79496E?: The complementary color is #497954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79496E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.