What color is #795D82?

#795D82 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 #795D82?

The RGB value is 121, 93, 130: 121 red, 93 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795D82?

The complementary color is #66825D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795D82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795D82 color

#795D82 rgb(121, 93, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795D82 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 36.5% green and 51% blue (121, 93, 130).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#795D82 color codes

HEX	`#795D82`
RGB	`rgb(121, 93, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 36.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.52, 18.55, -16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.52, 24.7, 318.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.828, 13.506, 22.888)`
Decimal	`7953794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795D82, 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 #795D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #795D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795d82; }
.text { color: #795d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 93 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795d82, #825d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #795D82?: #795D82 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 #795D82?: The RGB value is 121, 93, 130: 121 red, 93 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795D82?: The complementary color is #66825D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795D82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.