What color is #795E87?

#795E87 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 #795E87?

The RGB value is 121, 94, 135: 121 red, 94 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795E87?

The complementary color is #6C875E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795E87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795E87 color

#795E87 rgb(121, 94, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795E87 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 36.9% green and 52.9% blue (121, 94, 135).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#795E87 color codes

HEX	`#795E87`
RGB	`rgb(121, 94, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 36.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 30%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.97, 19.06, -18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.97, 26.65, 315.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.26, 13.82, 24.728)`
Decimal	`7954055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795E87, 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 #795E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #795E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795e87; }
.text { color: #795e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 94 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795e87, #875e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #795E87?: #795E87 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 #795E87?: The RGB value is 121, 94, 135: 121 red, 94 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795E87?: The complementary color is #6C875E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795E87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.