What color is #795382?

#795382 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795382?

The RGB value is 121, 83, 130: 121 red, 83 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795382?

The complementary color is #5C8253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795382 color

#795382 rgb(121, 83, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795382 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 32.5% green and 51% blue (121, 83, 130).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#795382 color codes

HEX	`#795382`
RGB	`rgb(121, 83, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 32.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 36%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41, 24.56, -20.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41, 31.78, 320.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.007, 11.864, 22.614)`
Decimal	`7951234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795382, 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 #795382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #795382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795382; }
.text { color: #795382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 83 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795382, #825373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #795382?: #795382 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795382?: The RGB value is 121, 83, 130: 121 red, 83 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795382?: The complementary color is #5C8253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.