What color is #795673?

#795673 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 #795673?

The RGB value is 121, 86, 115: 121 red, 86 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795673?

The complementary color is #56795C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795673?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795673 color

#795673 rgb(121, 86, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795673 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 33.7% green and 45.1% blue (121, 86, 115).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#795673 color codes

HEX	`#795673`
RGB	`rgb(121, 86, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 33.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.15, 19.64, -10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.15, 22.39, 331.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.307, 11.959, 17.771)`
Decimal	`7951987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795673, 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 #795673	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795673 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #795673 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795673; }
.text { color: #795673; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795673; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 86 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795673, #795662); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #795673?: #795673 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 #795673?: The RGB value is 121, 86, 115: 121 red, 86 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795673?: The complementary color is #56795C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795673?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.