What color is #79517D?

#79517D 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 #79517D?

The RGB value is 121, 81, 125: 121 red, 81 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79517D?

The complementary color is #557D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79517D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79517D color

#79517D rgb(121, 81, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79517D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 31.8% green and 49% blue (121, 81, 125).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#79517D color codes

HEX	`#79517D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 81, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 31.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 35%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, 24.68, -18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 30.66, 323.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.529, 11.431, 20.839)`
Decimal	`7950717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79517D, 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 #79517D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79517D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #79517D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79517d; }
.text { color: #79517d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79517d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 81 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79517d, #7d516b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #79517D?: #79517D 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 #79517D?: The RGB value is 121, 81, 125: 121 red, 81 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79517D?: The complementary color is #557D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79517D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.