What color is #79507C?

#79507C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79507C?

The RGB value is 121, 80, 124: 121 red, 80 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79507C?

The complementary color is #537C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79507C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79507C color

#79507C rgb(121, 80, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79507C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 31.4% green and 48.6% blue (121, 80, 124).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#79507C color codes

HEX	`#79507C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 80, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 31.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 35%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.01, 25.07, -18.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.01, 30.87, 324.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.392, 11.258, 20.48)`
Decimal	`7950460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79507C, 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 #79507C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79507C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #79507C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79507c; }
.text { color: #79507c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79507c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 80 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79507c, #7c5069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #79507C?: #79507C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79507C?: The RGB value is 121, 80, 124: 121 red, 80 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79507C?: The complementary color is #537C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79507C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.