What color is #795179?

#795179 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 #795179?

The RGB value is 121, 81, 121: 121 red, 81 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795179?

The complementary color is #517951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795179?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795179 color

#795179 rgb(121, 81, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795179 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 31.8% green and 47.5% blue (121, 81, 121).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#795179 color codes

HEX	`#795179`
RGB	`rgb(121, 81, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 31.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, 23.85, -15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 28.72, 326.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.278, 11.331, 19.52)`
Decimal	`7950713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795179, 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 #795179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #795179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795179; }
.text { color: #795179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 81 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795179, #795165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #795179?: #795179 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 #795179?: The RGB value is 121, 81, 121: 121 red, 81 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795179?: The complementary color is #517951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795179?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.