What color is #796789?

#796789 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 #796789?

The RGB value is 121, 103, 137: 121 red, 103 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796789?

The complementary color is #778967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796789?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796789 color

#796789 rgb(121, 103, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796789 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.4% green and 53.7% blue (121, 103, 137).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#796789 color codes

HEX	`#796789`
RGB	`rgb(121, 103, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.41, 14.09, -16.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.41, 21.39, 311.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.25, 15.572, 25.759)`
Decimal	`7956361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796789, 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 #796789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #796789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796789; }
.text { color: #796789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 103 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796789, #896788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #796789?: #796789 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 #796789?: The RGB value is 121, 103, 137: 121 red, 103 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796789?: The complementary color is #778967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796789?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.