What color is #794E92?

#794E92 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Grapes of Italy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794E92?

The RGB value is 121, 78, 146: 121 red, 78 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794E92?

The complementary color is #67924E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794E92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794E92 color

#794E92 rgb(121, 78, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #794E92 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 30.6% green and 57.3% blue (121, 78, 146).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 30% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Grapes of Italy (#714A8B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#794E92 color codes

HEX	`#794E92`
RGB	`rgb(121, 78, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 30.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 30%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 47%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 47%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.56, 31.13, -30.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.56, 43.63, 315.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.797, 11.589, 28.593)`
Decimal	`7949970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794E92, 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 #794E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#794E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #794E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794e92; }
.text { color: #794e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 78 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794e92, #924e89); }

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Questions

What color is #794E92?: #794E92 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Grapes of Italy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794E92?: The RGB value is 121, 78, 146: 121 red, 78 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794E92?: The complementary color is #67924E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794E92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.