What color is #795473?

#795473 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 #795473?

The RGB value is 121, 84, 115: 121 red, 84 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795473?

The complementary color is #54795A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795473?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795473 color

#795473 rgb(121, 84, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795473 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 32.9% green and 45.1% blue (121, 84, 115).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#795473 color codes

HEX	`#795473`
RGB	`rgb(121, 84, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 32.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, 20.84, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 23.82, 331.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.15, 11.644, 17.718)`
Decimal	`7951475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795473, 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 #795473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #795473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795473; }
.text { color: #795473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 84 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795473, #795460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #795473?: #795473 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 #795473?: The RGB value is 121, 84, 115: 121 red, 84 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795473?: The complementary color is #54795A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795473?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.