What color is #79588F?

#79588F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79588F?

The RGB value is 121, 88, 143: 121 red, 88 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79588F?

The complementary color is #6E8F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79588F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79588F color

#79588F rgb(121, 88, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79588F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.5% green and 56.1% blue (121, 88, 143).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#79588F color codes

HEX	`#79588F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 88, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.81, 24.5, -25.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.81, 35.18, 314.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.332, 13.028, 27.636)`
Decimal	`7952527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79588F, 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 #79588F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79588F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #79588F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79588f; }
.text { color: #79588f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79588f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 88 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79588f, #8f588a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #79588F?: #79588F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79588F?: The RGB value is 121, 88, 143: 121 red, 88 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79588F?: The complementary color is #6E8F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79588F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.