What color is #794C79?

#794C79 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794C79?

The RGB value is 121, 76, 121: 121 red, 76 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794C79?

The complementary color is #4C794C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794C79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794C79 color

#794C79 rgb(121, 76, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #794C79 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 29.8% green and 47.5% blue (121, 76, 121).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#794C79 color codes

HEX	`#794C79`
RGB	`rgb(121, 76, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 29.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.92, 26.82, -17.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.92, 32.21, 326.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.92, 10.615, 19.401)`
Decimal	`7949433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794C79, 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 #794C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#794C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #794C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794c79; }
.text { color: #794c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 76 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794c79, #794c62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #794C79?: #794C79 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794C79?: The RGB value is 121, 76, 121: 121 red, 76 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794C79?: The complementary color is #4C794C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794C79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.