What color is #79627F?

#79627F 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 #79627F?

The RGB value is 121, 98, 127: 121 red, 98 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79627F?

The complementary color is #687F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79627F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79627F color

#79627F rgb(121, 98, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79627F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38.4% green and 49.8% blue (121, 98, 127).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#79627F color codes

HEX	`#79627F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 98, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 23%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.71, 14.89, -12.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.71, 19.56, 319.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.083, 14.333, 21.994)`
Decimal	`7955071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79627F, 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 #79627F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79627F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #79627F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79627f; }
.text { color: #79627f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79627f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 98 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79627f, #7f6276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #79627F?: #79627F 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 #79627F?: The RGB value is 121, 98, 127: 121 red, 98 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79627F?: The complementary color is #687F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79627F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.