What color is #796091?

#796091 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 #796091?

The RGB value is 121, 96, 145: 121 red, 96 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796091?

The complementary color is #789160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796091?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796091 color

#796091 rgb(121, 96, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796091 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 37.6% green and 56.9% blue (121, 96, 145).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#796091 color codes

HEX	`#796091`
RGB	`rgb(121, 96, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 37.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.91, 20.16, -23.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.91, 30.72, 311.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.178, 14.475, 28.672)`
Decimal	`7954577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796091, 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 #796091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #796091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796091; }
.text { color: #796091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 96 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796091, #916090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #796091?: #796091 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 #796091?: The RGB value is 121, 96, 145: 121 red, 96 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796091?: The complementary color is #789160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796091?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.