What color is #796584?

#796584 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 #796584?

The RGB value is 121, 101, 132: 121 red, 101 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796584?

The complementary color is #708465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796584?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796584 color

#796584 rgb(121, 101, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796584 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 39.6% green and 51.8% blue (121, 101, 132).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#796584 color codes

HEX	`#796584`
RGB	`rgb(121, 101, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 39.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 23%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.69, 14.17, -14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.69, 20.06, 314.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.703, 15.038, 23.848)`
Decimal	`7955844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796584, 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 #796584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796584 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #796584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796584; }
.text { color: #796584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 101 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796584, #846580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #796584?: #796584 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 #796584?: The RGB value is 121, 101, 132: 121 red, 101 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796584?: The complementary color is #708465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796584?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.