What color is #796484?

#796484 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796484?

The RGB value is 121, 100, 132: 121 red, 100 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796484?

The complementary color is #6F8464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796484?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796484 color

#796484 rgb(121, 100, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796484 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 39.2% green and 51.8% blue (121, 100, 132).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#796484 color codes

HEX	`#796484`
RGB	`rgb(121, 100, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 39.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.42, 14.77, -14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.42, 20.77, 315.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.607, 14.845, 23.816)`
Decimal	`7955588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796484, 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 #796484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #796484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796484; }
.text { color: #796484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 100 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796484, #84647f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #796484?: #796484 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796484?: The RGB value is 121, 100, 132: 121 red, 100 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796484?: The complementary color is #6F8464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796484?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.