What color is #795977?

#795977 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 #795977?

The RGB value is 121, 89, 119: 121 red, 89 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795977?

The complementary color is #59795B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795977?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795977 color

#795977 rgb(121, 89, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795977 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.9% green and 46.7% blue (121, 89, 119).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#795977 color codes

HEX	`#795977`
RGB	`rgb(121, 89, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.06, 18.64, -11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.06, 22.07, 327.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.787, 12.542, 19.091)`
Decimal	`7952759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795977, 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 #795977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #795977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795977; }
.text { color: #795977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 89 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795977, #795967); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #795977?: #795977 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 #795977?: The RGB value is 121, 89, 119: 121 red, 89 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795977?: The complementary color is #59795B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795977?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.