What color is #795F89?

#795F89 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 #795F89?

The RGB value is 121, 95, 137: 121 red, 95 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795F89?

The complementary color is #6F895F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795F89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795F89 color

#795F89 rgb(121, 95, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795F89 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 37.3% green and 53.7% blue (121, 95, 137).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#795F89 color codes

HEX	`#795F89`
RGB	`rgb(121, 95, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 37.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.31, 18.91, -19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.31, 27.02, 314.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.492, 14.056, 25.506)`
Decimal	`7954313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795F89, 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 #795F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #795F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795f89; }
.text { color: #795f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 95 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795f89, #895f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #795F89?: #795F89 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 #795F89?: The RGB value is 121, 95, 137: 121 red, 95 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795F89?: The complementary color is #6F895F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795F89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.