What color is #796288?

#796288 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 #796288?

The RGB value is 121, 98, 136: 121 red, 98 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796288?

The complementary color is #718862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796288?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796288 color

#796288 rgb(121, 98, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796288 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38.4% green and 53.3% blue (121, 98, 136).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#796288 color codes

HEX	`#796288`
RGB	`rgb(121, 98, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.05, 16.87, -17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.05, 24.36, 313.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.696, 14.578, 25.222)`
Decimal	`7955080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796288, 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 #796288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #796288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796288; }
.text { color: #796288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 98 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796288, #886284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #796288?: #796288 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 #796288?: The RGB value is 121, 98, 136: 121 red, 98 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796288?: The complementary color is #718862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796288?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.