What color is #796681?

#796681 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 #796681?

The RGB value is 121, 102, 129: 121 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796681?

The complementary color is #6E8166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796681?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796681 color

#796681 rgb(121, 102, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796681 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40% green and 50.6% blue (121, 102, 129).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#796681 color codes

HEX	`#796681`
RGB	`rgb(121, 102, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.84, 12.91, -12.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.84, 17.74, 316.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.598, 15.153, 22.815)`
Decimal	`7956097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796681, 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 #796681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #796681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796681; }
.text { color: #796681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 102 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796681, #81667c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #796681?: #796681 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 #796681?: The RGB value is 121, 102, 129: 121 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796681?: The complementary color is #6E8166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796681?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.