What color is #794C85?

#794C85 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794C85?

The RGB value is 121, 76, 133: 121 red, 76 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794C85?

The complementary color is #58854C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794C85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794C85 color

#794C85 rgb(121, 76, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #794C85 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 29.8% green and 52.2% blue (121, 76, 133).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#794C85 color codes

HEX	`#794C85`
RGB	`rgb(121, 76, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 29.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 43%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 43%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.46, 29.36, -24.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.46, 38.17, 320.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.703, 10.928, 23.521)`
Decimal	`7949445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794C85, 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 #794C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#794C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #794C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794c85; }
.text { color: #794c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 76 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794c85, #854c75); }

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Questions

What color is #794C85?: #794C85 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794C85?: The RGB value is 121, 76, 133: 121 red, 76 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794C85?: The complementary color is #58854C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794C85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.