What color is #79648D?

#79648D 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 #79648D?

The RGB value is 121, 100, 141: 121 red, 100 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79648D?

The complementary color is #788D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79648D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79648D color

#79648D rgb(121, 100, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79648D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 39.2% green and 55.3% blue (121, 100, 141).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#79648D color codes

HEX	`#79648D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 100, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 39.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 29%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.77, 16.81, -19.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.77, 25.71, 310.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.249, 15.102, 27.201)`
Decimal	`7955597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79648D, 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 #79648D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79648D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #79648D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79648d; }
.text { color: #79648d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79648d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 100 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79648d, #8d648c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #79648D?: #79648D 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 #79648D?: The RGB value is 121, 100, 141: 121 red, 100 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79648D?: The complementary color is #788D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79648D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.