What color is #79597A?

#79597A 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 #79597A?

The RGB value is 121, 89, 122: 121 red, 89 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79597A?

The complementary color is #5A7A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79597A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79597A color

#79597A rgb(121, 89, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79597A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.9% green and 47.8% blue (121, 89, 122).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#79597A color codes

HEX	`#79597A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 89, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 27%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.18, 19.26, -13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.18, 23.51, 324.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.97, 12.615, 20.055)`
Decimal	`7952762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79597A, 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 #79597A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79597A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #79597A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79597a; }
.text { color: #79597a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79597a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 89 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79597a, #7a596a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #79597A?: #79597A 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 #79597A?: The RGB value is 121, 89, 122: 121 red, 89 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79597A?: The complementary color is #5A7A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79597A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.