What color is #795274?

#795274 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 #795274?

The RGB value is 121, 82, 116: 121 red, 82 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795274?

The complementary color is #527957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795274?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795274 color

#795274 rgb(121, 82, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795274 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 32.2% green and 45.5% blue (121, 82, 116).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#795274 color codes

HEX	`#795274`
RGB	`rgb(121, 82, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 32.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.18, 22.24, -12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.18, 25.68, 329.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.055, 11.361, 17.972)`
Decimal	`7950964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795274, 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 #795274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #795274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795274; }
.text { color: #795274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 82 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795274, #795261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #795274?: #795274 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 #795274?: The RGB value is 121, 82, 116: 121 red, 82 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795274?: The complementary color is #527957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795274?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.