What color is #79608A?

#79608A 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 #79608A?

The RGB value is 121, 96, 138: 121 red, 96 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79608A?

The complementary color is #718A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79608A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79608A color

#79608A rgb(121, 96, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79608A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 37.6% green and 54.1% blue (121, 96, 138).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#79608A color codes

HEX	`#79608A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 96, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 37.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.61, 18.53, -19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.61, 26.86, 313.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.655, 14.266, 25.916)`
Decimal	`7954570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79608A, 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 #79608A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79608A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #79608A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79608a; }
.text { color: #79608a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79608a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 96 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79608a, #8a6086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #79608A?: #79608A 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 #79608A?: The RGB value is 121, 96, 138: 121 red, 96 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79608A?: The complementary color is #718A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79608A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.