What color is #794C7D?

#794C7D 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 #794C7D?

The RGB value is 121, 76, 125: 121 red, 76 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794C7D?

The complementary color is #507D4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794C7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794C7D color

#794C7D rgb(121, 76, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #794C7D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 29.8% green and 49% blue (121, 76, 125).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#794C7D color codes

HEX	`#794C7D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 76, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 29.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 39%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.1, 27.64, -20.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.1, 34.15, 324.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.171, 10.715, 20.72)`
Decimal	`7949437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794C7D, 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 #794C7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#794C7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #794C7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794c7d; }
.text { color: #794c7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794c7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 76 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794c7d, #7d4c69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #794C7D?: #794C7D 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 #794C7D?: The RGB value is 121, 76, 125: 121 red, 76 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794C7D?: The complementary color is #507D4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794C7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.