What color is #796794?

#796794 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 #796794?

The RGB value is 121, 103, 148: 121 red, 103 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796794?

The complementary color is #829467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796794?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796794 color

#796794 rgb(121, 103, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796794 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.4% green and 58% blue (121, 103, 148).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% 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 5.02:1).

#796794 color codes

HEX	`#796794`
RGB	`rgb(121, 103, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 30%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.85, 16.66, -21.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.85, 27.57, 307.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.08, 15.904, 30.128)`
Decimal	`7956372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796794, 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 #796794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #796794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796794; }
.text { color: #796794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 103 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796794, #906794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #796794?: #796794 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 #796794?: The RGB value is 121, 103, 148: 121 red, 103 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796794?: The complementary color is #829467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796794?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.