What color is #795E7F?

#795E7F 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 #795E7F?

The RGB value is 121, 94, 127: 121 red, 94 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795E7F?

The complementary color is #647F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795E7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795E7F color

#795E7F rgb(121, 94, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795E7F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 36.9% green and 49.8% blue (121, 94, 127).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% 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 5.64:1).

#795E7F color codes

HEX	`#795E7F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 94, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 36.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.66, 17.3, -14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.66, 22.43, 320.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.718, 13.603, 21.872)`
Decimal	`7954047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795E7F, 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 #795E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795E7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #795E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795e7f; }
.text { color: #795e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 94 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795e7f, #7f5e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #795E7F?: #795E7F 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 #795E7F?: The RGB value is 121, 94, 127: 121 red, 94 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795E7F?: The complementary color is #647F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795E7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.