What color is #796485?

#796485 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 #796485?

The RGB value is 121, 100, 133: 121 red, 100 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796485?

The complementary color is #708564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796485?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796485 color

#796485 rgb(121, 100, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796485 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 39.2% green and 52.2% blue (121, 100, 133).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#796485 color codes

HEX	`#796485`
RGB	`rgb(121, 100, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 39.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.46, 15, -15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.46, 21.31, 314.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.675, 14.873, 24.178)`
Decimal	`7955589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796485, 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 #796485	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796485 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #796485 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796485; }
.text { color: #796485; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796485; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 100 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796485, #856481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #796485?: #796485 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 #796485?: The RGB value is 121, 100, 133: 121 red, 100 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796485?: The complementary color is #708564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796485?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.