What color is #795C89?

#795C89 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795C89?

The RGB value is 121, 92, 137: 121 red, 92 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795C89?

The complementary color is #6C895C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795C89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795C89 color

#795C89 rgb(121, 92, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795C89 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 36.1% green and 53.7% blue (121, 92, 137).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#795C89 color codes

HEX	`#795C89`
RGB	`rgb(121, 92, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 36.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 33%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.54, 20.72, -20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.54, 29.13, 315.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.227, 13.526, 25.418)`
Decimal	`7953545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795C89, 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 #795C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #795C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795c89; }
.text { color: #795c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 92 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795c89, #895c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #795C89?: #795C89 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795C89?: The RGB value is 121, 92, 137: 121 red, 92 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795C89?: The complementary color is #6C895C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795C89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.