What color is #79599F?

#79599F is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79599F?

The RGB value is 121, 89, 159: 121 red, 89 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79599F?

The complementary color is #7F9F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79599F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79599F color

#79599F rgb(121, 89, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79599F is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.9% green and 62.4% blue (121, 89, 159).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 28% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#79599F color codes

HEX	`#79599F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 89, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 28%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 44%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 44%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.82, 27.77, -33.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.82, 43.3, 309.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.714, 13.713, 34.508)`
Decimal	`7952799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79599F, 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 #79599F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79599F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #79599F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79599f; }
.text { color: #79599f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79599f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 89 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79599f, #9c599f); }

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Questions

What color is #79599F?: #79599F is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79599F?: The RGB value is 121, 89, 159: 121 red, 89 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79599F?: The complementary color is #7F9F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79599F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.