What color is #794CD2?

#794CD2 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Purple Rain. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794CD2?

The RGB value is 121, 76, 210: 121 red, 76 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794CD2?

The complementary color is #A5D24C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794CD2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794CD2 color

#794CD2 rgb(121, 76, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #794CD2 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 29.8% green and 82.4% blue (121, 76, 210).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 60% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Purple Rain (#7442C8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#794CD2 color codes

HEX	`#794CD2`
RGB	`rgb(121, 76, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 29.8%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 60%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 64%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 64%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.07, 48.54, -62.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.07, 79.23, 307.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.099, 13.886, 62.476)`
Decimal	`7949522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794CD2, 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 #794CD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#794CD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #794CD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794cd2; }
.text { color: #794cd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794cd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 76 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794cd2, #bc4cd2); }

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Questions

What color is #794CD2?: #794CD2 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Purple Rain. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794CD2?: The RGB value is 121, 76, 210: 121 red, 76 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794CD2?: The complementary color is #A5D24C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794CD2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.