What color is #796680?

#796680 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796680?

The RGB value is 121, 102, 128: 121 red, 102 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796680?

The complementary color is #6D8066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796680?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796680 color

#796680 rgb(121, 102, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796680 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40% green and 50.2% blue (121, 102, 128).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#796680 color codes

HEX	`#796680`
RGB	`rgb(121, 102, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 20%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.81, 12.7, -11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.81, 17.21, 317.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.532, 15.126, 22.467)`
Decimal	`7956096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796680, 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 #796680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #796680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796680; }
.text { color: #796680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 102 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796680, #80667a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #796680?: #796680 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796680?: The RGB value is 121, 102, 128: 121 red, 102 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796680?: The complementary color is #6D8066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796680?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.